What is the Primary source of Energy? Main Source?
The Sun
What is Photosynthesis?
A process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar from carbon dioxide and
water.
What is a Food Chain?
A sequence of living things in which each one feeds on the living thing below it.
Why do animals eat other animals?
Animals eat other animals to obtain energy and building blocks (nutrients) in order to grow and
repair.
What are producers ?
Plants are producers because they produce their own food through photosynthesis
Who are consumers and how do they get their name?
Animals are
consumers because they consume plants or other animals.
What role in the food web does the eagle play?
An eagle is an apex predator, meaning it is at the top of the food web. Nothing else will attack and
eat an eagle.
What is an apex predator and why are they critical for the health of the
ecosystem?
Apex predators help control the balance of an ecosystem by
keeping the populations of other animals in check.
What do zebras eat and what eats zebras?
Zebras eat grass and they are eaten by predators like hyenas and lions.
What is the role of worms, bacteria and fungi in a food web?
They recycle matter, by breaking down dead and decaying
matter. They turn it into nutrients in the soil, which plants use.
What would happen if there were no Decomposers?
If ecosystems didn’t have decomposers, dead plants and animals would just pile up
