Plants
Where do plants get their energy?
The sun
True or False:
All animals are consumers
True!
What is a food chain?
a path by which energy flows from one living thing to another
An organism that breaks down the (dead) remains of plants and animals.
Decomposer
All living things in an ecosystem need ___________ in order survive
Energy
What is another name for Plants or organisms who make their own food.
Producers
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants or other animals
Give an example of a food chain.
example:
sunlight>algae>shrimp>frog>fish
Herbivores are organisms that only EAT ?
Plants or Producers
All energy in the ecosystem comes from the ________?
Sun
What is the process called when plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Name the consumer that ONLY eats plants.
Primary Consumer
What do the arrows in a food chain/web show?
The arrows show the transfer of energy through the food chain/web.
Carnivores are organisms that ONLY EAT ?
Meat
Every time energy is transferred in a food chain how much energy is lost? (%)
90%
Which two things do plants produce through photosynthesis?
A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. chlorophyll D. Glucose
A. Oxygen
D. Glucose
Name the consumer that eats primary consumers
Secondary Consumers
True or False:
Animals do not depend on energy from the sun for food.
False, animals either eat plants or other animals that eat plants.
Omnivores are organisms that eat
plants and animals.
When energy is transferred, some it is lost, where does it go?
Heat
Which plant part is mainly responsible for capturing sunlight and carrying out photosynthesis.
Leaves
Rabbits eat grass which is a plant, this means that rabbits are what kind of a consumer?
Primary Consumer
Decomposers release nutrients back into the ecosystem, what is main nutrient they release back?
Nitrogen
Give an example of a decomposer
Mushroom
What is the animal at the top of the food chain in a given ecosystem called?
Apex predator