What am I?
Vocabulary
Misc
Ecosystems
Food Chainz
100
What would a lettuce plant be considered?
Producer
100
all of the conditions surrounding an organism.
Environment
100
Where do most plants get their energy from?
The Sun
100
Give an example of a fast and slow change
Fast: Volcano, Tornado, etc
Slow: Earth crust moving, Seasonal changes, etc
100
Where does the energy come from for the food chains/webs?
The Sun
200
What breaks down dead organisms in an ecosystem?
Decomposers
200
an animal that is hunted by others for food.
Prey
200
The sequence of organisms through which energy flows is a
Food Chain
200
Any substance that damages the environment is _____________________.
_________________ is an attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes.
Pollution
Conservation.
200
Animals that eat only plants
Herbivores
300
If you eat a burger with cheese, ketchup, and a bun you are :
An omnivore
300
the struggle among organisms for the same limited resources.
Competition
300
All producers make their own food. To make their own food they use a process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis uses
water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
300
What do plants compete for?
sunlight, soil, water and space
300
Make a food chain:
Beetle, Sun, Snake, Grass, Hawk
Sun--- Grass----Beetle---Snake---Hawk
400
An example of a secondary consumer is :
(any animal)
400
a consumer that hunts and eats another animal.
Predator
400
What is one way in which plants depend on animals?
Animals give off the carbon dioxide the plants need.
400
What do animals compete for?
Territory, light, food and mates
400
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________ because of the availability of food.
Increase
500
What does a carnivore eat?
MEAT!
500
the process by which cells break down sugar to release energy.
Cellular Respiration
500
How do forest fires help out the forest?
A forest fire clears away dead and dying plant matter, making room for new plants to grow. It also returns nutrients to the forest soil.
500
What is this called?
Food Web
500
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
Arrows show the transfer of energy (between organisms)