Energy
green plants that make their own food are called?
a producer
Animals that eat ONLY plants are called_________
Give an example!
Herbivores
A food chain passes ________ from one living thing to another.
What is energy
Food webs are made from ________ that overlap
food chains
make a food chain with the following: -mouse -snake -seeds -hawk
seeds - mouse - snake - hawk
Consumers can create their own energy - true or false?
false
Animals that eat ONLY other animals
Give an example!
carnivores
A food chain ALWAYS begins with__________
Give an example!
a producer
All plants and animals in an area make up a ____________
a community
Name the odd one out: bear, fox, owl
why?
owl - it is a carnivore, the rest are omnivores
All living things need food to get_____________
energy
Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals are called what?
Give an example!
omnivores
The thing that eats the producer is called a ___________
consumer
All food webs start with _____________
give an example
producers
The path by which energy passes from one living thing to another...
a food chain
What is the process called that plants do to turn sunlight into energy?
photosynthesis
what is a carnivore that hunts other animals called
Give an example of one
a predator
A consumer may be a ___________, a __________, or a ___________
Give an example of each
an omnivore, an herbivore, or a carnivore
A food web is like a spider web, all things are connected...What happens when a part of it is pulled out or broken?
it falls apart
if an animal becomes extinct - what part of the food chain is affected?
the whole food chain
What are the 3 kinds of consumers - give an example of each
carnivores, omnivores and herbivores
A fox eats berries for food. A wolf eats a fox for food. Which animal is prey and which is the predator?
The fox is the prey and the wolf is the predator.
All producers get their energy from the ____.
Why do consumers eat producers?
sun
To get energy
why do food chains and food webs always start with producers?
because producers absorb the suns energy to produce food
What do all of these living things have in common? deer, rabbit, squirrel
they are herbivores