Vocabulary
What is a producer?
a producer makes it's own food using the sunlight and a process called photosynthesis
How do plant get their energy?
producers that turn the Sun's energy into food for growth and development.
What do consumers release?
carbon dioxide
Is eye color an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
inherited trait
What is a consumer?
What are roles of plants in a ecosystem?
Plants perform photosynthesis and provide energy to the ecosystem.
Give me examples of producers.
plants
Is flower petal color an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
inherited
What is a decomposer?
decomposer is like a nature's cleanup crew that eats dead plants and animals, breaking them down so the nutrients can go back into the soil and help new plants grow
What is the function of roots? (2 main jobs)
anchor the tree in the ground and water and minerals for the tree
Examples of consumers
examples squirrels and hawk
Is bird's feather color an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
inherited trait
What is a fossil?
the preserved remains or evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago.
How do seed spread from place to place? (3 ways)
The wind carries light seeds through the air.
The seeds in fruit are consumed by animals and transported.
Some seeds have hooks or that fur or clothing.
Ecosystems have producers, consumers, and decomposers. Why are producers important in an ecosystem
They produce food for consumers.
Is elephant's broken trunk an inherited trait or an acquired trait?
acquired trait