Microscopes
The part of the microscope you see through.
An ocular lens (Eyepiece)
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
The process by which a plant takes in sunlight to produce energy.
Photosynthesis
The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
The part of the microscope you place your slide on.
The stage
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants or other animals
Give an example of a food chain.
example:
grass>zebra>lion>vulture
Trophic Level
Describes what the organism eats
Feeding niche
The part of the stage that holds down the slide.
Name the consumer that ONLY eats plants.
Herbivore
What do the arrows in a food chain/web show?
The arrows show the transfer of energy through the food chain/web.
Food Web
A diagram showing how MULTIPLE organisms share feeding relationships and energy flow in the ecosystem.
The main source of energy in photosynthesis
The sun
The ONLY correct way to carry the microscope
Holding by the arm and base.
Name the consumer that ONLY eats meat.
Carnivore
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.
Omnivore
An animal that consumes plants or other animals.
What TWO things decrease as the trophic level increases?
Population size and energy.
The magnification for each lens.
4x, 10x & 40x
If a rabbit is a primary consumer, what is the wolf that eats the rabbit called?
Secondary Consumer
What is the function of decomposers?
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy.
Producer
The process in which humans take in O2 and release CO2 and water.
Cellular Respiration