Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
A producer makes their own food and a consumer must eat food.
A deer is eating grass. Does this make the deer an herbivore or carnivore?
herbivore
What does every food chain start with?
the Sun
Each year a maple tree's leaves change from green to orange. During which season does this happen?
Fall
What process does a producer use to make food?
Photosynthesis
Name an example of a predator and its prey.
A bear eats a fish. A lion eats a giraffe.
What is the source of all energy for a food chain?
the Sun
Humpback whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii in the winter. What is this called?
Migration.
Give 2 examples of a decomposer.
Worm, fungi
A cow eats grass. Then a mountain lion eats the cow.
Is a cow prey, predator, or both?
Prey.
A predator is an animal that eats another animal.
Explain how a decomposer works in the food chain.
Decomposers break down dead plants and animals and their waste gives nutrients to the soil.
During the winter, purple finches (birds) are often seen in Florida. During the summer, purple finches are rarely seen in Florida. Why is this?
Purple finches migrate to Florida for the winter.
Name an example of a producer, consumer, and decomposer.
Examples: sunflower, lion, worm
Name an animal that is considered both a predator and prey.
snake, penguin, frog
Why is a producer important to the food chain?
It creates its own food so that animals can get energy from food.
Farmers in Florida can grow strawberries for much longer during the year than farmers in other states. Why is this?
The winter weather in Florida is warmer compared to other states.
Plants need 3 things in order to make their own food during photosynthesis. What are those 3 things?
Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
In a food chain, which would come first based on what they eat?
Tiger or Gorilla
Gorilla comes first because it is an herbivore.
A food chain must have 4 parts. Name all four parts in order.
sun-producer-consumer-decomposer
Some rabbits' fur turns white in the winter. Explain why.
To camouflage itself from predators.