Food Chains
A diagram showing the transfer of energy from one organism to another.
What is a food chain?
If a species is removed from a food web, this can happen to other species.
What is change?
This bird is often at the top of the food chain, and always wants to know who?
What is an owl?
This plant is a "fungi" to have around.
What is a mushroom?
In this ecosystem you might see santa.
What is polar/artic tundra?
The animal that gets eaten by a predator.
What is Prey
This term describes the living and non-living things that interact in a food web.
What is an ecosystem?
This animal who is a scavenger AND carnivore thinks everything is funny/
What is a hyena?
This single celled organism is responsible for cholera, typhoid fever, and pneumonia. Will hang around on undercooked food.
What is bacteria?
This was the setting for the Lion King.
What is African safari?
A bear eating both berries and fish is an example of this.
What is an Omnivore
These organisms are often at the bottom of a food web.
What are producers?
This herbivore can be seen as a symbol of pride for Shelbyville, TN.
What is a horse?
A small pest that has a taste for wood.
What is a termite?
This ecosystem is covered by water and is home to hippos, otters, and even a tiger.
What are Wetlands?
This type of animal hunts and kills other animals for food.
What is a predator?
The arrows in a food web show this.
What is the flow of energy?
This carnivore will see you after while!
What is a crocodile?
These slimy looking things can sometimes be used as fishing bait.
What are earthworms?
This ecosystem has plenty of fish, turtles, and salamanders, maybe even an alligator. Salt has no place here!
What is a freshwater ecosystem?
A food chain ends with this.
What is a top predator?
This is the term for the multiple animals that feed on the same prey in a food web.
What are competitors?
This scavenger bird can sometimes act as a predator to smaller animals. Edgar Allen Poe is a fan.
What is a Raven?
This common insect could be called a "walk" if you pulled the wings of of it. They are fun to swat!
What are flies?
This ecosystem is home to Emus, Gazelle, and Jackals. You could have fun here if you owned a good lawnmower.
What is a grassland?