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
All of the water on Earth is apart of this sphere.
Hydrosphere
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
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
All of the living things on Earth are apart of this sphere.
Biosphere
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.
What are the steps in the water cycle?
Evaporation --> Condensation --> Precipitation --> Collection --> Evaporation and so on
All of the solid rock on Earth is apart of this sphere.
Geosphere
Which of Earth's spheres are plants apart of?
Biosphere (all living things)
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.
All of the air on and above Earth is apart of this sphere.
Atmosphere
What is the FIRST source of energy in most ecosystems?
If a rabbit is prey, what is the wolf that eats the rabbit called?
Predator
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
Biotic factors are apart of this sphere
Biosphere