Predators and Prey
A sea turtle grabs onto and eats a small jellyfish. Correctly name the predator and the prey in this scenario.
The sea turtle is the predator, and the jellyfish is the prey.
A mountain lion is an example of which of the following?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Carnivore - it only eats meat
A mushroom is an example of which of the following?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Decomposer - it breaks dead things back into the soil.
What is mesquite seeds?
What gas do plants produce and release into the air during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
A rabbit runs and is caught by a hawk. Name the predator and the prey in this scenario
The rabbit is the prey, since it was eaten, and the hawk is the predator, since it catches the prey
A grizzly bear is an example of which of the following?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore - a bear eats both animals and plants. It eats fish, small mammals, and roots and berries
An oak tree is an example of which of the following?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer - this is a plant which uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make its own food
The road runner eats this animal.
What is a snake?
What gas do plants take in and use during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
The system by which energy is transferred from one organism to another is called?
The food chain
A rabbit is an example of which of the following?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
herbivore - it eats only plants
A tiger is an example of which of the following?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Consumer - this eats other things, in this case animals
In a food chain, when an animal or plant dies, this turns it back into the soil.
What is a decomposer?
Also you can accept an example, like earthworms, mushrooms, fungus
A plant does NOT need to take in which of the following to make its own food?
Sunlight, water, sugar, carbon dioxide
Sugar - the plant MAKES sugar, it does not take it in to make food.
The carnivore is the predator, since carnivore means 'it eats meat.' A herbivore cannot be a predator, since it only eats plants
A hawk is an example of which of the following?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Carnivore - a hawk is a type of bird which eats animals, such as mice, rabbits, and small birds
An earthworm is an example of which of the following?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Decomposer - it breaks down dead plant and animal material back into the soil
The very top of the food chain, the top predator, is called this
What is apex predator?
This process is the way in which plants make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
A road runner, a kangaroo rat, and a snake meet in the desert ecosystem. Which one is likely to be the apex predator in this case?
The road runner. the road runner eats the snake, which eats the kangaroo rat. therefore, the road runner is the highest predator in this food chain.
A sea turtle is an example of which of the following?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore - Sea turtles, in particular young sea turtles, eat both plants and small animals
A rabbit is an example of which of the following?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Consumer - it eats plants
Which of the following is an animal that eats other things, such as other animals or plants?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Consumer - this means it eats something
Plants are which of the following:
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Carnivore
Producer - this means the plant makes its own food