Plants
Types of Consumers
Ecosystem
Food Webs/Chains
Random
100
What are organisms called that make their own food?
Producers
100
This type of consumer eats just plants
Herbivore
100
What is a non-living organism in an ecosystem?
Abiotic factor
100
What organism competes with the owl for food?
Birds
100
What organism breaks down dead plants or animals?
Decomposers
200
What is the purpose of the roots?
The roots soak up water and nutrients from the soil and hold the plant in place
200
This type of consumer eats plants and animals
Omnivore
200
What is a living organism in an ecosystem?
Biotic factor
200
What would happen to the rabbit population if the number of foxes increased?
The rabbit population would decrease
200
All organisms compete for what three things?
Food, space, and water
300
What is the purpose of the stem?
The stem transports water and nutrients to other parts of the plant
300
This type of consumer eats just meat
Carnivore
300
The soil is an example of this
Abiotic
300
What would happen to the mouse population if there were no more grains?
The mouse population would die out
300
What two things does a plant produce with photosynthesis?
Oxygen and glucose
400
What is the purpose of the leaf?
The leaf carries out photosynthesis
400
All organisms in an ecosystem get energy from what?
The sun
400
Algae is an example of this
Biotic factor
400
What do the arrows represent in a food chain or food web?
The flow of energy
400
Energy from the sun is known as...
Solar Energy
500
What is photosynthesis and what does it produce?
Photosynthesis is the process by which a plant makes a food called glucose
500
An animal's diet consists of grass, rabbits, and squirrels. What type of consumer would this organism be?
An omnivore
500
What is the difference between a population and a community?
A population is the entire species in an area while the community is multiple populations interacting with each other
500
What is a food web?
Multiple food chains put together
500
What three things does a plant need for photosynthesis?
Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide