Vocabulary
What is Photosynthesis?
It is the process by which green plants make energy from sunlight.
Which kind of animal get all of their energy from eating ONLY other animals?
Carnivores.
True or False: Every Food Chain has a producer on it.
True.
True or False: Herbivores only eat meat.
False, They eat plants.
What is a Food Web?
It is a diagram that combines multiple food chains to show how energy flows through an ecosystem.
Which organisms transform light energy from the sun into food for other organisms in an ecosystem?
A: Decomposers
B: Herbivores
C: Omnivores
D: Producers
D: Producers
Which example shows a food chain?
A: Egg --> Chick --> Adult Chicken
B: Seed --> Robin --> Owl
C: Insect --> Frog -->
B is correct.
Which of these is an example of a consumer in an ecosystem?
A: A robin eating a worm
B: The sun shining on a plant
C: Bacteria using chemicals to break down food
A
What is a Food Chain?
Is a diagram showing the process of how energy passes from one living thing to another.
What do ALL living things need to survive?
Energy
True or False: Every Food Web has a Producer and a Consumer.
True.
The bear eats both plants AND animals.
What is Chlorophyll?
It is the green material in plants that absorb the sunlight. It is important, plants cannot make food without Chlorophyll.
Which of these is the source of most energy in an ecosystem?
A: Producers
B: Omnivores
C: Herbivores
D: Mushrooms
A: Producers
What ecosystem was the example for Food Chains in our science textbook?
Desert Food Chain.
Billy Bob is raising earthworms for a science fair. Since earthworms are decomposers, which would be the BEST to feed them?
A: decaying plants and animals
B: insects & bugs
C: small bits of meat
D: green veggies
A.
What is a scavenger?
It is a type of organism that gets its energy by eating organisms that have already died. (Vultures)
What is the only ecosystem in the world where the sun DOES NOT give energy to the ecosystem?
Deep Ocean Vents/Bottom of the Ocean.
What ecosystem was the example for Food Webs in our science textbook?
Which kind of organism get all their energy from eating ONLY other animals?
Carnivores.