Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Other
100

A _____ is a consumer. 

What is any carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore. 

100

A ______ is an example of a decomposer. 

Un(a) _____ un ejemplo de descomponedor.

worm, mushroom, fungus?


gusano, hongo

100
A ______ is a producer. 

What is a plant?

100

A crane is a carnivore, what consumer does that make it? / Una grulla es carnívora, ¿qué consumidor la convierte?

Secondary / secundario

200

A lion is what kind of consumer? / ¿Un león es qué tipo de consumidor?

Carnivore / carnívoro

200

What type of consumer feeds on dead plants and animals? / ¿Qué tipo de consumidor se alimenta de plantas y animales muertos?

Decomposer / descomponedor

200

What type of consumer only eats plants? / ¿Qué tipo de consumidor sólo come plantas?

Herbivore / herbívoro

200

There are 3 types of consumers, what are they? / Hay 3 tipos de consumidores, ¿cuáles son?

Primary / primario

Secondary / secundario

Tertiary / terciario

300

The squirrel population in a certain ecosystem sometimes decreases dramatically. One possible explanation for this decrease is _____.

What is an increase in the fox population? 

What is a decrease in plant population?

What is a decrease in grasshopper population?

300

Some people choose not to throw away organic plant waste with the rest of their garbage. Instead, they compost the organic material. Some people who compost add redworms to the mix.

Write T if the sentence is true; write F if the sentence is false. 

_____ Redworms break down non-organic materials into tiny pieces. 

_____ Redworms are the decomposers because robins eat them. 

_____ Redworms help make room for air and water in the decaying material. 

_____ Redworms’ main role is to grow big so they can be used for fishing bait.

 

T

F

T

F

300
Blueberries need 4 main things to grow. 

What is water, carbon dioxide, sunlight, and nutrients?

300

Student A was eating salad and Student B was eating a hamburger. They both say they are eating energy from the sun. Do you agree or disagree, why?

Agree, because plants need sunlight to grow and the hamburger came from a cow which ate plants. 

400

¿Qué oración explica qué organismo es un consumidor primario?

(Marque la mejor respuesta).

A-  Las plantas y los animales muertos son los principales consumidores porque sólo viven de bacterias.

B-  Las lombrices de tierra son consumidores primarios porque sólo se alimentan de un productor.

C-  Los arándanos silvestres son los principales consumidores porque obtienen materia del sol.

D-  Los osos negros son los principales consumidores porque nada se los come.

C

400

Bonus: What are the 4 spheres in the system that is Earth?

Biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

400

Pine trees start out as little seeds and can grow over 45 meters tall. Where do the materials for the increased mass of the tree come from?

Write M next to each material that is a source of matter that trees use to grow. 

Write X next to each material that is not a source of matter for trees and other plants. 

1. Oxygen from the soil

2. Nitrogen from the soil

3. Water from the soil  

4. Carbon dioxide from the air 

5.Nutrients from the air

X

M

M

M

X

400

Has estado desarrollando un modelo que describe el movimiento de materia y energía entre organismos en un ecosistema.

Escribe M delante de la palabra si describe una fuente de materia en un ecosistema.

Escribe E si describe una fuente de energía en un ecosistema.

Escribe ME si describe una fuente tanto de materia como de energía en un ecosistema.

  1.   Luz del sol

  2.   Alimento

  3.   Aire

  4.   Agua

E

ME

M

M