Dab for Vocab
n. the continuing chemical reactions in living things that release and use energy
metabolism
What things needed for photosynthesis are also needed by ALL living things as well?
Water
Energy in any ecosystem always needs to start with what type of organism?
producer
air?
nope
We talked about how organisms move to get food. These lazy things let others move for them and are known to attach themselves to whales tails to get food.
Barnacles
n. an animal that eats other animals to meet its energy needs
carnivore
diagram photosynthesis with just the resources and products
You must have got plenty of sun to get an answer that bright!
What is the lowest chain on a food chain that a carnivore could be? use the labeling words for food chains and not numbers
secondary consumer
name 3 human caused disruptions
fires, pollution, hunting, fishing, building, etc.
Small ecosystems inside lightbulbs or closed containers are called what?
Terrariums
I eat you but you don't eat me, in fact you really don't eat anything.
No breaking down or any of that gross stuff, just look up high and that is enough.
producer
What product of photosynthesis is mostly stored in the leaves?
Glucose
I'm just a plant and life is pretty fun! But I can grow extra strong if I get extra stuff along with the sun. Who gives me it?
decomposers
What could be 5 non-living parts of an ecosystem?
wonderful answer! unless it wasn't right...in that case you will get it next time!
The lion in the book needs chemical energy. Who in the book needs chemical energy to escape from the lion?
Wildebeest
step one stuff comes from the sun, step two it goes to you know who, if we do step three with lots of glee then this primary consumer is usually what kind of boomer?
herbivore
Woah! you forgot the chlorophyll!
Diagram a food chain on the board
Looks like you are the apex predator of food chains!
tell me the energy flow in a specific ecosystem
I bet it was a rain forest
What type of tree bark is used to make aspirin?
Willow tree bark
omnivore
n. an animal that eats both plants and other animals to meet its energy needs
Photosynthesis gives us sugar as a product...name the second sugar that hummingbirds can break down easily to get extra energy
fructose
All energy in an ecosystem flows through all the organisms that live there. If I take out a certain species and everything is ruined then we usually call this organism a what kind of species for that ecosystem?
keystone species
I lived at the beach, but there was a tsunami. I moved to the jungle, but deforestation got me. I ended up at a forest which was perfectly chill. Until this disruption came just like the drill!
Fire
What does your book label as the names of the 4 birds on the cover of the book?
Osprey, seagull, wading bird, sea duck