Symbiosis
Food Chain Vocabulary
Food Chains
Food Webs
Surprise
100
When both organisms benefit from the relationship
Mutualsim
100
This organism eats ONLY plants.
Herbivore
100
In a food chain, this is the first organism to eat something.
Primary Consumer / Herbivore
100
What is the producer in this food web?
Grasses
100
If the producers were all to disappear in an ecosystem, what would happen to the rest of the organisms?
They would either leave or die off.
200
When one organism benefits and the other is unbothered.
Commensalism
200
This organism eats BOTH plants and animals
Omnivore
200
In a food chain, this organism is the second organism to eat another living thing.
Secondary Consumer
200
Name at least 2 of the HERBIVORES found in this food web.
Rabbit - Mouse - Grasshopper
200
What process do plants do to create their own food using the sun's energy?
Photosynthesis
300
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
300
This organism eats ONLY meat.
Carnivore
300
In this food web, what organism is a secondary consumer?
Butterfly Fish
300
Name at least 2 of the SECONDARY CONSUMERS in this food web.
Owl - Frog - Bird - Hawk - Fox
300
An organism that hunts another organism is called a ___________________________.
Predator
400
What kind of symbiosis is being described?
A fish cleans the mouth of a shark. The shark gets cleaned and the fish is provided with food.
Mutualism
400
This organism creates its own food by using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
Producer
400
Which organism is a predator of the grasshopper in this food chain?
Frog
400
Name at least 1 of the TERTIARY CONSUMERS found in this food web.
Snake - Hawk
400
An organism that is hunted by another organism is its ________________.
Prey
500
What kind of symbiosis is being described?
Tapeworms live in the digestive system of organisms. They absorb nutrients from their host. They can be harmful to their host.
Parasitism
500
This organism breaks down dead organic matter.
Decomposer
500
Where does all the energy in food chains originate from?
The Sun
500
Describe one FOOD CHAIN in this ecosystem
500
A non-living factor of an ecosystem:
Water, sunlight, soil, rocks, air, etc.
Abiotic Factor