Food Chains
What do the arrows represent in a food chain?
That energy is being passed to the next plant/animal in the food chain
What is a learned behavior?
Something that you have to learn through experience or observation
What is an example of how humans can impact their environment in a negative way?
Deforestation, land pollution, water pollution, and air pollution
What is photosynthesis?
The process that a plant/producer uses to create their own food
Where do plants get their immediate energy?
From the sun through the process of photosynthesis
What does EVERY food chain need to start with?
The Sun
What is an inherited behavior?
Something that is instinct, meaning you are born knowing how to do it
What is an invasive species?
A plant or animal that is typically introduced by a human into an environment where they thrive by using up all the limited resources.
What is a producer? A Consumer?
A plant - something that is able to make their own food
An animal - something that has to eat in order to survive
What are the three things each plant needs in order to go through photosynthesis?
Which of the following shows an example of a producer to a consumer?
a. grass to rabbit
b. snake to hawk
c. fly to frog
d. fish to shark
A. grass to rabbit
Give three examples of a learned behavior.
Answers may vary
(riding a bike, talking a second language, etc.)
What are the three options that an animal might chose if an invasive species in introduced into their environment?
(Move) (Adapt) (Die)
What is an herbivore?
An animal that ONLY eats plants
What does an oak tree and a sunflower have in common?
a. they both can live without water
b. they both get their energy from the sun
c. they both are nonflowering plants
d. they both grow in very cold climates
b. they both get their energy from the sun
A frog eating a fly is an example of what?
a. a producer eating a consumer
b. a consumer eating a producer
c. a consumer eating a consumer
Give three examples of an inherited behavior.
Answers may vary
(baby crying, sleeping, digesting food, etc.)
An arctic fox has grey/tan fur in the summer but white fur in the winter. Why would that be?
a. instinct behavior
b. learned behavior
c. defensive behavior
d. environment
d. environment
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats ONLY meat
Where do animals get their immediate energy?
From other animals/plants that they eat
Using the terms below what would the correct order of a food chain be?
- a mouse
- the sun
- a flower
- a snake
- a hawk
The sun
A flower
A mouse
A snake
A hawk
Which form of vocal communication is formed through heredity (inherited behavior)?
a. talking on the phone
b. answering a question
c. crying baby
d. speaking a second language
c. crying baby
Which of the following would describe the major effects of an invasive species (animal) being introduced into an environment?
a. an increase in native animals
b. an increase in tourists to the environment
c. a decrease in native animals
d. a decrease in native plants
c. a decrease in native animals
What is an omnivore?
An animal that eats BOTH plants and animals
What type of behavior would a dog playing fetch be?
Learned behavior