Producers, Consumers & Decomposers
What is a producer?
An organism that creates its own food with sunlight.
What is an omnivore?
An animal that eats BOTH plants and animals
What is a habitat?
the place where an animal lives
What is a behavioural adaptation?
How an animal behaves (what it does) that helps it to survive
This is a long journey that some animals make when the seasons change
migration
An organism that depends on plants or animals for food
a consumer
What is the difference between a CARNIVORE and a HERBIVORE?
and a herbivore eats ONLY plants
Arctic fox, polar bear, arctic hare
what habitat do these animals live in?
arctic tundra
What is a physical adaptation?
The way an animal looks that helps it to survive
hibernation
Grass is an example of ......
a producer
omnivore
What will you NOT find in a forrest habitat?
deer, trees, camel, worms, dog
camel, dog
stripes or spots is an example of what adaptation?
physical adaptation
An animal's colour or skin pattern that helps it blend into its environment
camouflage
What is a decomposer?
It breaks down dead plants and animals
Name a carnivore that lives in the arctic
wolf, polar bear, wolverine
What habitat would you find: whales, fish, starfish, seaweed, sharks?
ocean
What is an example of a physical adaptation?
eye lashes, webbed feet, sharp teeth, sharp claws, camouflage
What is a predator?
What is a prey?
prey: animal that gets hunted by other animals
What is an example of a decomposer?
mushrooms, fungi, bacteria
Name an example of a carnivore, omnivore & herbivore
carnivore: polar bear, wolverine, wolf
herbivore: deer, rabbits, reindeer
omnivore: muskrat, fox
Where is the habitat of a shark? What does it need to survive?
ocean. sharp teeth, blubber, fins, gills, other fish to eat
What is an example of a behavioural adaptation?
hibernation, migration
A food relationship between plans and animals in the environment
food chain