Energy
Plants that make their own food are:
A producer
Animals that eat ONLY plants are called_________
A food chain passes ________ from one living thing to another.
Energy
All food webs start with _____________
The sun
Make a food chain with the following:
mouse, snake, seeds, hawk, sun
Sun -- Seeds -- Mouse -- Snake -- Hawk
Organisms that need to eat in order to survive are called:
Consumers
Animals that eat ONLY other animals:
Carnivores
A food chain ALWAYS begins with__________
The sun/a producer
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows one path. A food web shows multiple paths of food chains connected.
Something that shows how ALL the animals in an ECOSYSTEM get their energy (food)
A food web
All living things need food to give them_____________?
Energy
Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals:
Omnivores
The organism that eats the producer is called the ___________.
Consumer
Apex predator
The path by which energy passes from one living thing to another...
A food chain
Are all animals producers or consumers?
Consumers
A carnivore that hunts other animals is called a ______
Predator
The living organisms in the food web are affected by a fire. All the trees burn down, and the grass is also burned. All of the animals get away safely from the fire and are able to return to their homes.
Two years after the fire, which animal has the BEST chance of survival?
Grasshopper - it can feed off of the grass that has grown back.
The other animals would not have food/prey yet.
A food web is like a spider web, all things are connected...What happens when a part of it is pulled out or broken?
It breaks, becomes off balance, and animals will lose food sources.
The trees in an ecosystem develop full leaves. The leaves block the sun from the grass.
What will happen to the grass and the rabbits?
The grass would eventually die and the rabbit population will decrease.
What do producers need to make their own energy?
Carbon dioxide and sunlight
Which of the following is NOT needed for a producer to make its own food?
Plants USE carbon dioxide and RELEASE oxygen
The gazelle population will suffer and decrease.
In a food web, the owl and hawk both eat the mouse. If the population of the two sets of birds doubles, what is MOST LIKELY to happen to the mouse population?
The mouse population's numbers will decrease.
What do all of these living things have in common? deer, rabbit, squirrel
They are all herbivores.