Organisms that get their energy from the sun are called _______?
What is a producer
100
Consumers that eat ONLY plants are called_________?
What are herbivores
100
What type of organism would be found at the TOP of a food web?
What is a predator - or an omnivore/ carnivore
100
A diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another in a straight line is called ______?
What is a food chain
100
The sun, water, mountains, rocks are all examples of __________?
What are abiotic factors or nonliving things?
200
Organisms that need to eat to survive are called ________?
What is consumers
200
Consumers that eat ONLY other animals are called _______?
What are carnivores
200
Consider this food chain: sun=> acorns=> squirrels=> hawks. Which of these is the producer?
What is acorns
200
A complex, interconnected model that shows how energy is transferred in an ecosystem is called _______?
What is a food web
200
All living and nonliving things in one given area are called ___________?
What is ecosystem?
300
All of the energy in our food can be traced back to the _______
What is sun
300
Organisms that eat BOTH plants and animals are called _______?
What are omnivores
300
In one ecosystem, deer and grasshoppers both get their energy from grass. What would happen if the grass suddenly disappeared?
What is the deer and grasshoppers would have to find other sources of energy, if not they would die out
300
A plant, fungus, or animal that is not native to a specific location and which has a tendency to spread rapidly and become a threat
What is invasive species
300
Another word for "organism" or "living thing" is ________?
Biotic factor
400
Animals use energy in which 4 ways?
What is body warmth, body repair, growth, and motion
400
A consumer may be a ___________, a __________, or a ___________
What is an omnivore, an herbivore, or a carnivore
400
Consider this food chain: sun=> blackberries=> bird=> cat Which organism is the carnivore?
What is the cat
400
A plant does NOT need which of the following to survive: A) Water B) Sunlight C) Soil D) Carbon Dioxide?
What is C) Soil?
400
The forest, desert, tundra, and ocean are all examples of ______?
What is ecosystem?
500
A primary consumer is also a ___________?
What is an herbivore
500
This organism breaks down dead and decaying matter
What is decomposers
500
Consider this food chain: sun=> grass=> grasshopper=> mouse => snake Which organism is an herbivore?
What is the grasshopper
500
In a Mississippi swamp, alligators and great blue herons eat fish. Which type of organism is the great blue heron? A) decomposer B) carnivore C) herbivore D) producer