Food Chains
What is the main source of energy for all life?
THE SUN!!!!!!!
Which ecosystem has the most plants and animals, and gets the most rain?
Rainforest
The way energy flows through an ecosystem.
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food chain
Tropical rainforests are found in tropical regions near the equator. Where can you find a temperate rainforest?
Washington State
PNW (Pacific Northwest)
HERE!!!!
What is a consumer?
An organism that gets its energy by consuming (eating) other organisms.
Which ecosystem has four distinct seasons?
Temperate Forest
A community of living and non living things interacting with the environment and supporting each other.
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ecosystem (or biome)
Which ocean is the largest and deepest?
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern, or Arctic?
Pacific Ocean
Make a forest food chain with at least 3 parts.
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Which ecosystem tends to be about 39 degrees F day and night, all year long?
North Pacific Ocean
Living things that make their own food using energy from the sun.
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producer
Which ecosystem grows purple saxifrage - a sweet flower that Inuit people eat and use to make tea?
Tundra
What do decomposers do?
They break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
Around 25 degrees F
Living things that eat both plants and animals to get energy.
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omnivore
Which ecosystem has baobab trees so BIG that people can make their homes in them?
Grassland Savanna
Make a tundra food chain with at least 3 parts.
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How much snow does a tundra get per year?
Around 15 inches
Living things that eat dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
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decomposer
Where is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica is the world's largest cold desert.
The Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest hot desert.