What is a living thing that feeds on wasters of dead plants and animals
What is a decomposer
100
What is an example of a decomposer that we discussed in class
What is a mushroom or earthworm
200
What is an organism that cannot make its own food
What is a consumer
200
In a food chain, who gets its energy from the sun
What is the producer
200
What is the name of a consumer who eats prey
What is a predator
200
What is an environment that meets the needs of a living thing (home)
What is its habitat
300
What is a consumer that eats only plants
What is a herbivore
300
In a food chain, who gets its energy from the producer
What is the herbivore
300
What is the name of a consumer who is eaten
What is prey
300
What does a decomposer do to help its environment
What is they break down the waste into nutrients and help the plants to grow
400
What is a consumer that eats only meat
What is a carnivore
400
In a food chain, who gets its energy from the herbivore
What is the omnivore or carnivore
400
What is several food chains that overlap
What is a food web
400
Can some animals be both a predator and a prey? Explain.
What is yes animals can be both predators and prey. For example, a fox can be a predator when it hunts for rabbit. It can also be a prey when it is eaten by a lion.
500
What is a consumer that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore
500
Write down an example of a food chain and use arrows to show where each organism gets its energy
What is sun-->grass-->rabbit-->fox--> earthworm (decomposer)
500
What is the role of a living thing; how a living thing gets its food and shelter
What is its niche
500
What is an example of a bird's niche
What is it uses its beak to catch food, it lays eggs and takes care of its young, it makes a nest for its shelter