Food Webs
What is a producer?
A plant.
What is an omnivore?
An animal that eats both plants and meat.
When a bird eats the ticks off of a zebra, this is an example of what?
Mutualism
When a wolf is eating a rabbit, what is the wolf in this situation?
A predator.
The process of plants making food from water, sunlight, soil, and carbon dioxide is called what?
Photosynthesis
What is a consumer?
An animal that eats food.
In food webs, do arrows point toward the thing being eaten, or the thing eating?
The thing that is eating.
When an owl peacefully lives in a tree, this is an example of what?
Commensalism
When a wolf is eating a rabbit, what is the rabbit in this situation?
Prey
What do plants need to survive?
Carbon dioxide, soil, water, and light
What is a decomposer?
A living thing that breaks down dead things.
What is a remediation program?
A program that tries to restore an ecosystem.
When a tick sucks a person's blood, this is an example of what?
Parasitism
What is a herbivore?
An animal that eats only plants.
What does endangered mean?
Something is at risk of becoming extinct.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that only eats meat.
What does threatened mean for living things?
The thing is probably going to become extinct in the near future.