Predators & Prey
If a frog eats a fly, then the fly is considered a _____?
Prey
What is a type of organism that eats only plants?
Herbivore
A deer eating grass. This makes the deer a________?
Consumer
Where do plants get their energy from?
Sunlight
What do we call the first level in a food chain?
Producer
A mouse is being hunted by a snake. What is the role of the snake?
Predator
What is an organisms that eat dead materials called?
Decomposer
The __ is the highest level in a food chain.
Predator
Name a living thing that obtains energy the same way as a tree?
Flowers, Grass, Bushes, plants!
How does shark obtain energy?
Fish, squid, plankton, and algae
Give an example of two animals that have predator and prey relationship?
fox-rabbit
bird-worm
What is the term for organisms that eat other organisms for energy?
Consumers
An organism that makes its own food is known as a ____________?
Producer
How do plants contribute to the food chain?
by providing energy to herbivores.
How does an owl obtain energy differently than a flower?
Owl- from its prey
Flower: directly from sunlight.
Give an example of a food chain that includes a predator, prey, and a producer.
Grass (producer) → Grasshopper (primary consumer/prey) → Frog (predator).
What is an organism called that lives and feeds off another organism?
Parasite
A _____ is an animal that eats both plants and meat
Omnivore
What is the process that plants use to make energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the difference between producers and consumers?
Producers make their own food and consumers can't
What is the difference between prey and predators?
Predators hunt and prey are hunted
What is the term for all the living things in a specific area interacting with the non-living parts of their environment?
Ecosystem
An animal that breaks down dead materal is known as a______?
Decomposer
Explain the difference between how animals get energy and how plants get energy?
Plants get energy from the sun.
Animals get energy from consuming food.
What is a food chain?
The feeding relationship between all living things