Vocabulary
What do we call an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
What is the first source of energy in most ecosystems?
Sunlight
What do carnivores eat?
Meat
Is sunlight abiotic or biotic?
Abiotic
What is a population?
A group of the same species living in the same place
What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?
Break down dead plants and animals
What is the correct flow of energy in a food chain? (should list 4 things)
sunlight → producer → consumer → decomposer
A tree is an example of what type of organism?
Producer
Are animals abiotic or biotic?
Biotic
What do decomposers do with dead organisms? (bonus points if you can tell me what the broken down dead organisms are called)
Break them down and return nutrients to the soil
A community of living and nonliving things interacting together is called what?
Ecosystem
Name an example of a consumer
Bunny, Cow, Lion, Hawk etc.
What type of organism is a caterpillar (what do they eat/what is that called)?
Consumer & Herbivore
What is the difference between abiotic and biotic?
Biotic is living, and abiotic is nonliving
Why are producers important in a food chain?
They start the energy flow by making food
What does a producer do and what is its role in a food chain?
Make its own food using sunlight and feed consumers
Name one example of producer
trees, bushes, grass algae, flowers etc.
What do we call an organism that eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
Give two examples of abiotic factors.
Soil, water, sun, rocks etc.
What is a community?
All the populations living together in one area?
What is the term for an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms?
Consumer
Name an example of a decomposer
Bacteria, worms, buzzards, mushrooms, fungi, molds etc.
A robin is an example of what type of organism?
Give two examples of biotic factors
Plants, animals, decomposers, producers, consumers etc.
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?