Interaction
What do we call animals that hunts and eats another animal?
Predator
Only eats meat
carnivore
This is the source of all energy on earth.
Sun
This organism lives on or inside another organism.
Parasite
When do pine cones open?
Warm and dry weather
______gets energy from the _________ .
Predator gets energy from the prey.
Only eats plants
herbivore
These are organisms that make their own food and are after the sun in a food chain.
Producers
Name three things a plant needs to do photosynthesis
CO2, sunlight, water
What do plants do to survive?
Roots grow deeper into the soil to get water.
Who benefits when birds flock near larger animals?
Birds
Eats both plants and animals
omnivore
The organism that eats the producer is called this.
Primary consumer
Give an example of a decomposer
Bacteria / Fungus / Worms
People can change the ecosystem. If we dump a lot of trash, what does it cause?
land pollution
What are the three energy roles?
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
A tertiary consumer is usually one of these
carnivore
An organism that eats the primary consumer.
secondary consumer
Cleaner shrimp and eel help each other. This relationship is called___ .
Symbiosis
What are 5 ways for environments to change slowly?
Climate, seasons, plants, rocks, continents
What are three categories of consumers?
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
Why do we need predators in our ecosystem?
Because without predators we have would have too much prey.
Organism that eats the secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
The relationship between two different species.
Symbiosis
What are five environmental changes?
Hurricanes, floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes