Definitions
Food Chains
Plants
Animals
100
What does carnivore mean
an animal that eats meat
100
what is a food chain?
the flow of energy and nutrients between organisms in an ecosystem, showing who eats who
100
The sun gives ______________________________ to producers so they can grow.
energy
100
True or False:
Animals are consumers?
True
200
What does herbivore mean?
An animal that only eats plants
200
what is the first part of every food chain?
a producer
200
Grass gets energy from:
the sun
200
Animals need plants for food, shelter and __________________________
oxygen
300
What is phototropism?
when a plant grows towards light
300
what is the job of a decomposer?
to break down dead animals and plants
300
why is light important for plants?
it helps them make their own food, which helps them grow - this is called photosynthesis
300
why do humans track animal populations
We want to know if animal populations are growing or shrinking so we can hunt them more or less.
400
describe what it means to be diurnal. Give one example
diurnal means awake during the day
examples: humans, dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, bees, butterflies
400
draw a food chain
400
What animal is the highest (on the top of the pyramid) in this food chain:
Wheat plant Fox Rabbit Mouse
fox
400
Which animals are diurnal?
Beaver Bat Dog Owl
dog
500
True or False:
Nocturnal animals knock on a door before they go to sleep.
False
500
which animals do not have any predators?
quaternary consumers
500
Plants and animals are interconnected. Plants would not be able to survive without animals. Plants need animals because
animals help spread pollen, make manure, and help spread seeds
500
Which animal MIGRATES (moves somewhere warmer for food)
birds, rats, squirrels or bears bears
birds