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
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is anything that is living or was once living (e.g., fallen leaves and animal remains)
What is organic?
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.
To increase in size, abundance, or complexity.
What do fruits, seeds, and flowers help a plant do?
Reproduce
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.
Besides keeping the tree hydrated, what is one important role of water inside a tree?
It helps move nutrients and allows the tree to make food through photosynthesis.
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
A forest has deer, wolves, mushrooms, and trees. Explain which are producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Trees are producers because they make food from sunlight. Deer are consumers because they eat plants. Wolves are also consumers because they eat other animals. Mushrooms are decomposers because they break down dead organisms.