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All living things need energy from this to survive. What is it?
The sun
What is the name of a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals or waste?
Decomposer
What is an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
What is matter?
Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space
What is an organism?
Organism: any living thing
What are the three things plants need to make food?
Water, air, and sunlight
What is the name given to plants because they make their own food?
Producer
What is an animal that eats only animals?
Carnivore
What is energy transfer?
Energy Transfer: moving energy from one place to another
What is a producer?
Producer: a living thing that makes its own food
(using sunlight through a process called photosynthesis)
Water and Air
What is the name of an organism that eats other living things to get energy?
Consumer
What is an animal that eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
When plants make sugar for food, what is this called?
Photosynthesis
What is a consumer?
Consumer: something that uses or eats other thing to get energy
What is the food that plants make?
Sugar
The path that energy takes through a community as one living thing eats another. What is the name for this?
Food chain
All food chains begin with this energy source. What is it?
The sun
What is plant matter?
The materials that plants are made of, like the leaves, stems and roots
What is a decomposer?
Decomposer: a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals or waste
What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis: the process in which green plants use sunlight to make their own food
What is the basic unit that makes up all living things?
A cell
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants and animals
What is a food chain?
Food Chain: shows who eats who, showing the flow of energy and nutrients from one living thing to another in an ecosystem
What is bacteria?
Bacteria: small organisms, or living things, that are made of a single cell