A tree is an example of ________. (Something that makes its own food.)
What is a producer?
100
Which of these must a pond food chain have?
a. algae
b. sunlight
c. tiny fish
A - algae
100
How are carnivores and predators the same?
They both eat other animals to get energy. Carnivores eat only meat...and predators hunt for meat.
100
Where do producers get their energy from?
The sun
200
Define consumer
What is something that eats to get its energy?
200
Define what a predator and prey are.
Predators are animals that hunt for food.
Prey are the animals that are eaten by predators.
200
Which term includes herbivores, carnivores and omnivores?
a. consumers
b. predators
c. producers
A - consumers
200
Which of these could survive without being part of a food chain ---
a strawberry plant
a chicken
a dog
Explain your answer.
Strawberry plant. Strawberry plants are producers and use the sun for energy to make their own food, they do not need to eat other animals to get their energy.
200
Give an example of a producer.
Give an example of a consumer.
Answers will vary.
Examples:
apple tree - giraffe
berries - bear
300
1. Animals that eat other animals
2. Animals that eat ONLY plants
3. Animals that eat BOTH plants and animals
What is a carnivore, herbivore and omnivore?
300
The job that a species has in an ecosystem is called _________.
What is a niche?
300
How much energy is passed on to the consumers within an energy pyramid?
a. 80%
b. 20%
c 10%
C - 10% is passed on.
90% of energy is used by that animal. 10% energy is passed on once it is eaten.
300
How are food chains different from energy pyramids?
Food chains show the movement of energy from one living thing to another. (what eats what)
A energy pyramid shows HOW MUCH energy is passed from one living thing to another along a food chain. (can show multiple animals in each level)
300
What would happen if the world didn't have any decomposers? Why are they important?
The world would be covered with dead plants and animals. The decomposers break down dead things into nutrients.
400
1. This is a 'link' to show what animals eat.
2. This is a 'web of links' that show all different relationships between plants and animals.
What is are food chains and food webs?
400
The loss of energy along a food chain in shown in an ______ ________.
What is an energy pyramid?
400
Put these living things in order to create food chain.
woodpecker
hawk
leaves
insect
leaves ----- insect ----- woodpecker ---- hawk
400
A producer in a field has stored 20,000 calories. If a plant eater (herbivore) gets 10% of that energy, how many calories would be passed to the herbivore?
What is 2,000 calories
10% of 20,000 = 2,000
400
What is a habitat and give an example of what habitat a tarantula might live in.
A habitat is an environment that meets the needs of a living thing.
A tarantula may live in a desert habitat.
500
Pick 3 of any of the following vocabulary words and tell me something about it:
producer
consumer
decomposer
food chain
food web
Producer = makes its own food
Consumer = eats food to get energy
Decomposer = breaks down foods
Food chain = ONE 'link' that shows what animals may eat
Food web = Many food chains connected together
500
Pick any 3 of the following vocabulary words and tell me something about them:
Niche
Predators
Prey
Energy Pyramid
Decomposer
Niche - the job an organism has in an ecosystem
Predator - animals that hunt other animals
Prey - animals that are eaten/hunted by other animals
Energy Pyramid - the transfer of energy from one animal to another
Decomposer - breaking down foods
500
What is the first organism in a food chain?
a. consumer
b. producer
c. decomposer
B - Producer.
A food chain always starts with an organism that can make its own food.
500
What would happen to a food web if a new species is added to an ecosystem?
Answers may vary
*There would be more competition
*There may be less food available to other species
500
Pick a living thing and explain what it's 'niche' is in its ecosystem.