Vocab
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
Ecosystem
Describe what a producer is and give an example of one.
An organism that makes its own food; ex: plant
Identify the producer, primary consumer, and secondary consumer on this food chain.
Sun-> Plant -> Rabbit -> Snake
Producer = Plant
Rabbit = Primary Consumer
Snake = Secondary Consumer
What is the process of producers making their own food called?
Photosynthesis
Name 5 towns in New Jersey
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True or False: Decomposers get energy by eating organisms.
If false, correct the sentence
False: Decomposers get energy by eating dead organisms.
Consumers, like owls, get energy by eating other organisms. Owls do not have teeth and produce owl pellets after eating. Why do they produce owl pellets?
Owls produce owl pellets because they cannot digest everything they eat, such as feathers, claws and bones.
On a rain forest food web, there are arrows coming from the bird and deer pointing at the snake. What does this tell you?
Snakes eat birds and deer
In a plant's leaves, what helps absorbs sunlight and makes leaves green during photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
Name 10 states in the U.S.
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A model that shows many connected food chains and what organisms eat in an ecosystem
Food Web
Answers may vary (fungi, yeast, mushrooms, worms, bacteria)
A non-native organism that causes harm to an ecosystem
Invasive Species
TRUE OR FALSE: During photosynthesis, plants absorb sunlight, absorb nutrients from soil, and breathe in carbon dioxide to create their own food.
If false, correct the sentence.
FALSE
During photosynthesis, plants absorb sunlight, absorb water from its roots and breathe in carbon dioxide to create their own food.
Ms. Leenas' sister is also a teacher. What grade does she teach?
Kindergarten
Describe the difference between prey and predators
Prey is an animal that is eaten by a predator. A predator eats/captures other animals
Plants breathe in carbon dioxide that comes from the decomposers eating dead organisms. They use this carbon dioxide to go through photosynthesis. At the end of photosynthesis, what gas do plants release? AND who breathes in this gas?
Humans/Animals/Organisms breathe in the oxygen
In an ocean food web, killer whales eat squid and squid eat small fish. What would happen to this ecosystem if all the squid was killed? Include what would happen to the squid’s prey and predator.
Killer whales would starve and small fish would overpopulate
At the end of photosynthesis, plants produce ______________ and release _________________.
glucose and oxygen
In the past year, which MLB team has struck out the most?
Philadelphia Phillies
What model shows the amount of energy from the Sun is passed on at each level of the food chain?
Energy Pyramid
When decomposers break down dead organisms, what gas do they produce?
Carbon Dioxide
Answer the question about the following food chain: Sun -> Grass -> Cow -> Human
What organism in this food chain has the least amount of energy from the Sun? Explain your answer in a complete sentence.
In this food chain, humans have the least amount of energy from the Sun because as energy moves through a food chain, it decreases.
What would happen to humans, animals and other organisms if plants did not go through photosynthesis?
Humans, animals, and other organisms would not have oxygen to breathe
In the movie "The Little Mermaid," what is Ariel's little fish friend's name?
Flounder