Food Chains
What is a food chain?
A food chain is the pattern of eating and being eaten.
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Deserts and forests are examples of an ______
A: Ecosystem
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Animals must ____ to changes in their habitat to stay alive.
A: Adapt
What is photosythesis?
Photosynthesis is a plant’s food making process.
What are two food chains combined called?
When food chains connect, the pattern is called a food web.
What does an ecosystem include?
An ecosystem includes plants, animals, and non-living natural things (such as rocks, sand, and soil) in a certain area.
What happens to animals that cannot adapt to changes?
If an animal cannot adapt to it's habitat quickly enough, it will become endangered or extinct.
What do plants use the energy from the sun for?
Plants use energy from the sun to combine water and carbon dioxide to make food.
List three types of animals food chains include. (I mean roles in food chains, not amphibians or mammals.)
Food Chains include:
Producers (Plants)
Herbivores (Eats only plants)
Carnivores (Eats mostly other animals)
Omnivores (Eats both plants and animals)
Scavengers (Eat Dead animal bodies)
Decomposers (Break down dead plant or animal remains)
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All living things in an ecosystem are connected in a _____ and depend on one another for survival.
A: Food Web
What are two examples of things animals must adapt to get?
Animals must adapt to find food, escape danger, or protect themselves.
Why are plants important for people?
Plants are important for people because plants give off large amounts of oxygen when the make food.
What is the rule to a food chain?
All animals eat other living things.
What are some examples of an ecosystem? (2 or more examples are required. Challenge: If all of the examples are provided, extra credit will be given)
Examples of ecosystems are Deserts, forests, coral reefs in the oceans, and African grasslands.
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Adaptations occur in the ____ of the animal or the way it behaves
A: Body
Where do plants get their energy from besides food?
Plants get energy from sunlight.