1. Scientists think that Tyrannosaurus rex was able to run at a speed of 12 miles per hour. Where did T. rex get the energy that it used to run when it was alive?
He was a Carnivore and would have eaten other Dinosaurs, probably ones that were between 10 and 35 ft.
What does an Herbivore eat?
Plants
What does a robin (bird) eat? What kind of animal is it?
Omivore! He munches on nuts, worms, plants, seeds, other small animals like crickets.
Look at the picture and answer: TRUE or FALSE
The plant weighed the same at the start and end of the experiment.
FALSE
2. Scientists think that the dinosaurs went extinct because an asteroid hit the Earth and created a giant dust cloud that covered up the Sun. Diego doesn’t think this explanation makes sense. He says, “Some dinosaurs ate other dinosaurs to get their energy. Why would removing the Sun cause the carnivores to go extinct?” Explain to Diego why carnivores would go extinct without the Sun.
Sun kill plants. No plants means herbivores DX and no herbivores means no carnivores.
What does an Omnivore eat?
ANYTHING, plants and animals
What does an earthworm eat? What kind of animal is it?
He's a decomposer, he eats dead flesh, dead plants, waste.
Look at the picture and answer: TRUE or FALSE
The soil weighed the same at the start and end of the experiment.
TRUE
What kind of animals would have survived the Dinosaur extinction?
Decomposers
What does a Carnivore eat?
Other animals! Yum, chicken!
What does a hawk eat? What kind of animal is it?
A carnivore! It eats small animals like squirrels or smaller birds.
What do plants need to grow?
Soil, air, water, sun
Why would decomposers have survived the Dinosaur extinction?
They would have had lots of dead plants and animals to munch on. YUM!
What does a decomposer eat?
Whatever is left after death.
Given this photo, draw arrows to connect the animals, who eats what?
Answers vary, teacher will verify.
Where does the nutrients in the soil come from?
Decomposing matter made of dead things like plants, or animals.
What killed the Dinosaurs?
It's a bird! It's a plane! IT'S AN ASTROID AHHHHHHHH
What is a producer?
A plant that PRODUCES its own energy.
What would happen if all the trees disappeared in this forest?
Squirrels, Robins, Hawks all lose food source.
Looking at the picture, what do plants needs more of in order to grow properly, soil, or air?
Air!