Energy
Green plants that make their own food are called_____________?
Producers
Animals that eat ONLY plants are called_________
Herbivores
A food chain passes ________ from one living thing to another.
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
Animals that need to eat to live are called________________?
Consumers
What is the process that plants use to produce their own food called?
Photosynthesis
A food chain ALWAYS begins with__________
A producer
All living things in an area make up an ____________
Ecosystem
Something that shows how ALL living things in a COMMUNITY get their energy
A food web
All living things need food to give them____________?
Energy
Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals
Omnivores
What living thing allows the food chain to recycle?
Decomposers
What happens when a link in a food web is pulled out or broken?
The food web breaks down
What percentage of the energy is passed through the food chain from one species to the next?
10%
Animals are:
a) Producers
b) Consumers
c) Some are producers, some are consumers
Consumers
A carnivore that hunts other animals
A predator
What are the 3 levels of consumers?
Primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
What type of living thing would be found at the top of a food web?
An Apex predator
Not all the energy in a producer gets transferred to its consumer. What happens to the rest of the energy?
It is released as heat energy and waste (only need 1 correct)
Plants store energy in what 3 places?
Roots, stem and leaves
An animal that a predator hunts is called
Prey
All green plants (producers) get their energy from ____
The sun
Name a reason why it would not be easy for a herbivore to eat meat
They have a lot of predators as carnivores and omnivores both eat herbivores
What does MRS GREN stand for?
Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition