Definitions
________ are consumers that only eat meat.
Carnivores
All energy begins with _____ ______.
the sun.
Plants need all of the following except which one to grow.
Water, soil, sunlight, carbon dioxide.
Soil
What is the waste product of respiration?
Carbon Dioxide
I eat lettuce, tomatoes, and spinach. What am I?
I am a herbivore.
Producers
Plants get carbon dioxide from a process called _______________.
Respiration
What is the waste product of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
The chemical process in which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create energy.
Photosynthesis
An animals that eats another to gain energy.
Consumer
Where do plants get their energy?
The sun
True or False: An ecosystem thrives when new organisms are introduced into it.
False
Mushrooms, earthworms, and bacteria.
Decomposers
An animals that is eats a producer is also known as a ___________ consumer.
Primary
____________________ is the process of growing plants without soil.
Hydroponics
Nonnative plants into a new ecosystems causes ___________________
changes into the food web and shortages of food/resources for native organisms.
A group of food chains.
A food web
A decomposer's job is to ________________________________________.
Return matter to the ecosystem (soil).
What is the difference between a plants and a rock? (Zoo Tour)
A plant is living. A rock is a nonliving element in an environment.
A food web can have many different consumers of one animals while a food ______ only shows one consumer.
chain