Plants
______________ is the process green plants use to make their own food.
Photosynthesis
These are the tiny holes in the underside of a leaf where the plant breathes in CO2 and breathes out oxygen.
Stomata
All food chains start with a __________.
Producer
2
Do plants really need water?
Yes
_________ is a plant's food.
Sugar, or glucose
This is the pigment in the chloroplast that absorbs sunlight and gives plants their green color.
Chlorophyll
Where does the energy for all organisms originally come from?
the sun
Here are 3 different food chains in an Antarctic ecosystem.
Phytoplankton ---> Krill
Phytoplankton ---> Krill ---> Small fish
Phytoplankton ---> Krill ---> Humpback Whales
What might happen to the population of humpback whales and small fish if there is less and less phytoplankton?
Their populations will decrease since there will be less krill.
True or false?
Plants get energy and matter from the sun.
False
Plants need sunlight, water, and ______________ for photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide
These are animals that must eat other organisms for energy.
Consumers
Is this food chain correct?
Hawk ---> Squirrel ---> Acorns ---> Tree
No
What do all food chains in every food web begin with?
Where do mushrooms get their energy and matter?
a. The sun
b. Dead matter
c. Plants
B. Dead matter
Name the two products of photosynthesis (the 2 things plants make in the process).
Sugar and oxygen
Consumers that only eat plants are called _______.
herbivores
Is this food chain correct?
Flower ---> Ladybug ---> Bird ---> Snake
Yes
Food Web
What type of consumer are bison?
Herbivores
What is another term for a plant that makes its own food?
Producer
Organisms that break down the remains of dead matter are called __________.
Decomposers
Add the missing decomposer to this food chain.
Grass ---> Rabbit ---> Fox ---> ___________
Possible answers:
mushrooms, bacteria, worms
True or false?
The food web of Yellowstone does not greatly depend on wolves.
False
In what part of the plant does photosynthesis happen?
the leaves