Plants
Where do plants get their energy?
The sun
True or False:
All animals are consumers
True!
What is a food chain?
a path by which energy flows from one living thing to another
An organism that breaks down the (dead) remains of plants and animals.
Decomposer
The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
What 3 things does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?
water, carbon dioxide, sunlight
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants or other animals
Give an example of a food chain.
example:
sunlight>algae>shrimp>frog>fish
Chromosome
What is an eyepiece?
The part of the microscope where you look into.
Which two things do plants produce through photosynthesis?
A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. chlorophyll D. sugars
A. Oxygen
D. Sugars
Name the consumer that ONLY eats plants.
Herbivore
What do the arrows in a food chain/web show?
The arrows show the transfer of energy through the food chain/web.
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells
Mitosis
What three powers does a Microscope have?
4x, 10x, & 40x
What is the function of the roots of a plant?
1. Take in water and nutrients.
2. Anchor the plant to the ground.
Name the consumer that ONLY eats meat.
Carnivore
True or False:
Animals do not depend on energy from the sun for food.
False, animals either eat plants or other animals that eat plants.
Omnivore
An animal that consumes plants or other animals.
Mitosis produces how many daughter cells?
Two IDENTICAL daughter cells.
Which plant part is mainly responsible for capturing sunlight and carrying out photosynthesis.
Leaves
If a rabbit is a primary consumer, what is the wolf that eats the rabbit called?
Secondary Consumer
What is the function of decomposers?
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy.
Producer
What happens during Metaphase?
The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and prepare to separate.