What Kind of Eater
An animal that eats only meat
carnivore
A model of how energy is passed from one organism to another
food chain
The animal that is hunted, killed and eaten
prey
What is a squirrel in a food chain?
consumer
A series of food chains that are connected
Food Web
An animal that eats only plants
herbivore
The main source of energy for everything in the food chain
sun
The animal that hunts, kills and eats
predator
What is seaweed in a food chain?
producer
Which of the following are decomposers?
tree bacteria earthworm skunk
bacteria and earthworm
An animal that eats both plants and meat
omnivore
All the plants in the food chain are called
producers
The grasshopper is eaten by the bird. Who is the prey?
grasshopper
What is bacteria in a food chain?
decomposer
In a food web can more than one animal eat the same thing?
yes
An animal that eats dead animals
scavenger
All the animals in the food chain are called
consumers
The hawk eats the snake. Who is the predator?
hawk
In this food chain who are the consumers?
sun->tree->squirrel->hawk->fox
squirrel hawk fox
If all the frogs died in this food chain which population would increase?
sun-> flys->frogs-> snakes
flys
Most humans are this type of eater
omnivore
The organisms that break down and recycle the nutrients from dead organisms
decomposers
grass->grasshopper->butterfly-> frog
Who can be both predator and prey?
butterfly
In this food chain who is the producer?
sun->seaweed->krill->crab->shark
seaweed
If all of the snakes died which population would decrease?
sun->cactus->rabbit->snake->coyote
coyote