Vocabulary 1
Khan the tiger is a (carnivore), so the zookeepers do not feed it fruits or vegetables.
1. An animal that eats only plants
2. An animal that eats only meat
An animal that eats only meat
The (role) of a teacher is to encourage students & explain information clearly.
1. The function of someone or something in a particular situation
2. An organism that gets energy by eating other living things
The function of someone or something in a particular situation
Which organisms would be found at the base of an energy pyramid?
1. Producers like trees
2. Herbivores like rabbits
Producers like trees
Which of the following is a producer?
1. A tree
2. A deer
A tree
Which organism breaks down dead producers, dead consumers, & waste?
1. A decomposer
2. A carnivore
A decomposer
Our dog is an (omnivore), so we often feed it chunks of chicken mixed with a little bit of rice
1. An animal that eats both plants & meat
2. An animal that eats only plants
An animal that eats both plants & meat
Worms are (decomposers) that eat things like rotting vegetables & fallen leaves.
1. An organism that feeds on & breaks down dead plant or animal matter
2. An organism that gets energy by eating other living things
An organism that feeds on & breaks down dead plant or animal matter
In a land food web, which organism would compete with trees for nutrients?
1. A flower
2. A deer
A flower
How do we classify consumers?
1. By the numbers of cells they have
2. By the kinds of food they eat
By the kinds of food they eat
Which is an example of a producer?
1. A sunflower
2. A fish
A sunflower
In forests, many trees are in (competition) with each other to get the most light from the sun.
1. The function of someone or something in a particular situation
2. The struggle between two or more things that depend on the same limited resources
The struggle between two or more things that depend on the same limited resources
Photosynthesis is the process that allows (producers) to turn sunlight into sugars they can survive on.
1. An animal that eats only meat
2. An organism that captures energy & stores it in food as chemical energy
An organism that captures energy & stores it in food as chemical energy
Which would be found at the base of an energy pyramid?
1. Grasshoppers
2. Grass
Grass
How are producers similar to consumers?
1. Both provide decomposers with energy
2. Neither makes their own food
Both provide decomposers with energy
What does a typical food web show?
1. The role of decomposers within an ecosystem
2. How the food chains within an ecosystem are connected
How the food chains within an ecosystem are connected
An (energy pyramid) based on a farm might have grass at its base, cows in the middle, and people at the top.
1. The function of someone or something in a particular situation
2. A model that shows the amount of calories at each feeding level of an ecosystem
A model that shows the amount of calories at each feeding level of an ecosystem
Frogs are (consumers) because their diet consists mostly of flies & other insects.
1. The function of someone or something in a particular situation
2. An organism that gets energy by eating other living things
An organism that gets energy by eating other living things
According to a food web containing (a seagull, killer whale, salmon, anchovy, seal, & plankton) which organism is NOT a predator?
1. A seagull
2. A plankton
A plankton
How is a deer similar to a cow?
1. Both are in competition for food
2. Neither is a herbivore
Both are in competition for food
What do blue herons & owls have in common?
1. Both are carnivores
2. Both are producers
Both are carnivores
Horses are (herbivores) that survive on a diet of grass & hay.
1. An animal that eats only plants
2. An animal that eats only meat
An animal that eats only plants
Killer whales are at the top of their (food chain) because they have no natural predators.
1. A series of living things which are linked to each other because each serves as food for the next-
2. The struggle between two or more things that depend on the same limited resources
A series of living things which are linked to each other because each serves as food for the next
What are decomposers often left out of food chain diagrams?
1. Decomposers take part in every step of the food chain
2. Decomposers only eat producers
Decomposers take part in every step of the food chain
In a land food chain starting from a leaf, caterpillar, ladybug, mouse, owl; where would you find energy being passed in the food chain?
1. Energy passes from the leaf to the caterpillar
2. Energy passes from the owl to the mouse
Energy passes from the leaf to the caterpillar
On an energy pyramid, the bottom level (1), the middle level (2), the top level (3); where would different organisms fit into the energy pyramid?
1. (level 1 - carnivores & omnivores); (level 2 - producers); (level 3 - herbivores)
2. (level 1 - producers); (level 2 - herbivores); (level 3 - carnivores)
(level 1 - producers); (level 2 - herbivores); (level 3 - carnivores)