Herbivores and More!
A _________ eats only plants.
Herbivore
A rabbit is a ________ to a wolf.
Prey
Photosynthesis
How can an animal be both a predator and prey?
An animal may hunt and receive energy from smaller organisms but may be hunted by larger animals.
Because it only eats other animals, a lion is a _______.
Carnivore
An organism that hunts other organisms is called a ____________.
Predator
The green substance in plants is called ___________.
Chlorophyll
What are two things that goldfish need to survive? (Answers will vary but will be judged) (SO ANSWER WISELY)
Answers will vary but will be judged.
A _________ gets energy from other plants and animals
Consumer
A __________ gets energy from other plants and animals.
Consumer
The ___________ of a whale is the ocean.
Habitat
A consumer that eats nuts, seeds, and insects is an ______________.
Omnivore
A gas found in the air that is used by other plants is called ________________.
Carbon dioxide
A plant is a ________ because it can make sugar.
Producer
Living and nonliving things interact in an _________.
Ecosystem
A vulture is a _____________ because it eats dead or decaying animals.
Scavenger
The flow of energy from a plant to a grasshopper to a frog is a ___________________.
Food chain
A __________ puts minerals back into the soil, air, and water
Decomposer
Food chains in a community make up a ___________.
Food web
Not all living things eat plants, but all living things depend on plants for their energy. Why?
Plants give off Carbon Dioxide, essential for the air in the ecosystem. There are particular animals that also eat plants as a source of energy and these animals may be prey to larger animals. If the smaller animals did not have plants, they would not have the energy to survive which directly affects larger animals as well.