Definitions
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces to be used again by producers
Since there is little to no rain in the desert, what can you expect to happen to the plants?
There will be very little plant life
Name an animal that could be a predator.
Answers may vary.
Examples: lions, tigers, wolves, bears, sharks, crocodiles, eagles, and snakes
Producers make their own food using sunlight, air, and water
True
What is a producer?
Plants that make their own food, using sunlight, air, water, and nutrients in the soil
If the number of plants an animal eats decreases, what will happen to the population of that animal?
The population will decrease
What animal might be part of a rainforest ecosystem?
Monkey
Shark
Octopus
Monkey
Terrestrial ecosystems are land habitats and aquatic ecosystems are water habitats.
What is a predator?
An animal that hunts other animals to get it's food
All fish in a pond die, what is likely to happen?
All the fish-eating animals will move to a different pond.
Earthworms would be considered decomposers or producers?
Decomposers
Oceans are freshwater ecosystems.
False!
They are saltwater ecosystems.
Freshwater are swamps, ponds, and rivers.
What is prey?
An animal that is hunted by other animals for food
Move to a different area
Humans are carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores?
Most food chains begin with a large animal.
False!
They begin with a green plant
Explain the difference between carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.
Carnivores are consumers that only eat other animals
Herbivores are consumers that only eat plants
Omnivores are consumers that eat both
What might explain why a black bear would move away from a forest?
All the trees were cut down and used for lumber
An eagle is a predator. Name an animal that might be it's prey.
Answers may vary.
Examples: Snakes, bunnies, fish, etc.
Arrows in a food chain always point toward the organism that is being eaten.
False!
Arrows in a food chain point toward what is doing the eating!