"Time to Eat"
"What is it?"
"chains are cool I guess"
"stuck in a web"
Definitions are fun
100
Where does an herbivore get its energy from?
Producers
100
An organism that must get it's energy from other organisms
consumer
100
the path by which energy passes from one living thing to another...
food chain
100
food webs are made up of multiple ______ _____ that overlap
food chains
100
The three basic resources all organisms need to survive.
Food, Shelter, and Water
200
Where does a carnivore get its energy from?
Other Consumers
200
An organism that can produce it's own food
producer
200
True or False:
Soil is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem.
True
200
What do all of these living things have in common? deer, rabbit, squirrel
They all eat producers/ they are herbivores
200
A relationships where two organisms fight over the same limited resources.
Competition
300
Where do producers get their energy from?
The use the sun to create their own food in their body
300
A model that shows how ALL the organisms in a COMMUNITY get their energy
food web
300
Why are decomposers important organisms in a food web?
A) They produce oxygen.
B) They prey on carnivores.
C) They are food for producers
D) They return nutrients to the soil
D) They return nutrients to the soil
300
A certain type of bear mainly eats trout for a food source. If the trout population suddenly declines, what will most likely happen to the bear population?
A) it will decrease
B) it will increase
C) it will remain the same
D) it will increase and then decrease
A) it will decrease
300
A relationship where one organism hunts, kills, and eats another organism.
Predator - Prey
400
Where does an OMNIVORE get its energy from?
Producers and Consumers
400
A model that shows only one path of energy as it flows through the ecosystem
food chain
400
Consider this food chain:
grass --> grasshopper --> frog --> snake
Which organism is an herbivore?
grasshopper
400
What is missing from this model of a food web?
(DON'T YOU DARE SAY THE SUN)
Decomposer
400
Eats both producers and consumers...
Omnivore
500
Where do decomposers get their energy from?
break down dead organisms
answers may vary: mushroom, earthworms, bacteria
500
An area that incudes all biotic and abiotic features.
Ecosystem
500
make a food chain with the following organisms:
-mouse
-snake
-seeds
-hawk
seeds --> mouse --> snake --> hawk
500
Can an organism be part of more than one food chain?
A) no, because it cannot be predator and prey at the same time
B) no, because the arrows in a food web can only flow in one direction
C) yes, because it can be prey for more than one organism
D) yes, because it may live in more than one environment
C) Yes, because it can be prey for more than one organism
500
A relationship where both organisms help one another over a long period of time.
Mutualism
600
What is an animal that consumes only dead animals or decaying plants?
detritavores
600
What do the arrows on a food web represent?
flow of energy
600
Where do most primary consumers get their energy from?
Producers. Primary consumers mostly are all herbivories.
600
In the model below, which two organisms would be the apex predators?
Fox and Hawk
600
The maximum amount of a population that an ecosystem can sustain over a long period of time.
Carrying Capacity