What is the role of mushrooms in a food chain?
predator
consumer
producer
decomposer
a consumer that eats only meat
carnivore
omnivore
decomposer
herbivore
How does energy flow through this food chain?
sun, grass, mouse, owl
sun, grass, owl, mouse
mouse, grass, sun, owl
grass, sun, owl, mouse
When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place
extinct
overabundance
endangered
consumer
All the different living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other
ecosystem
consumer
population
community
A model of all the food chains in the ecosystem, showing who eats whom
extinct
food web
consumer
producer
a type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing forever
endangered
extinct
overabundant
ecosystem
An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning matter back into the soil, is called a
herbivore
decomposer
producer
competitor
Which would most likely harm a habitat?
planting trees
sunlight
water pollution
sunlight
the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food
consumer
food chain
food web
energy
a consumer that eats only plants
omnivore
herbivore
carnivore
decomposer
Made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
food chain
herbivore
aquatic
ecosystem
what kind of consumer only eats plants
herbivore
carnivore
producer
omnivore
plant-grasshopper-frog-snake: if a group of foxes is introduced and begins eating frogs, what will most likely happen?
frogs will begin to eat plants
There will be more grasshoppers in the area
there will be more snakes in the area
snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers
A group of the same species of organisms living in an ecosystem
species
ecosystem
a population
community
the energy that organisms in food chains use for growth began as energy from ____
cardinal
sun
grass
cricket
Oak trees in a park produce more acorns than usual. The next year, chipmunk population increased. Why
available water increased
food sources decreased
Food sources increased
oxygen levels increased
Which shows how energy moves through nature in a grassy lawn?
grass, sun, rabbit
sun, grass, rabbit
rabbit, sun, grass
sun, rabbit, grass
Flow of energy. Which is correct?
producer, carnivore, herbivore
Producer, herbivore, carnivore
carnivore, producer, herbivore
herbivore, producer, carnivore
All the different species of organisms living in an ecosystem
consumer
population
scavenger
a community
Plant, Grasshopper, Frog, Snake. If a group of foxes is introduces, what is one thing that will likely happen?
there will be more snakes in the area
There will be more grasshoppers in the area
frogs will begin to eat plants.
snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers
Many interconnected food chains form a ____.
Food web
Mice are the main food source for a coyote population. Which is most likely to happen to coyotes if a new predator begins eating the mice?
there will be fewer coyotes
each coyote will spend less time hunting food
more coyotes will arrive from other locations
the coyotes will produce more young
An organism that cannot make its own food
ecosystem
food web
consumer
producer
______________ provides the ability to do work
ecosystem
community
decomposer
energy
An organism that makes its own food.
decomposer
aracnid
consumer
producer
a population of deer recently increased in size. Which most likely could have caused the deer population to increase?
a disease was spreading
their habitat was destroyed
their predators were disappearing
food sources were hard to find
A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists
ecosystem
extinct
overabundant
endangered
What animal is the apex predator in this food chain?
The seal
a living thing
endangered
community
organism
extinct
What kind of consumer eats only animals (meat)
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
food chain
Which would most likely harm a habitat?
wildfire
planting trees
sunlight
rainfall
When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place
endangered
overabundant
community
extinct
Which is the correct food chain?
sunflower, mouse, insect, owl
mouse, sunflower, insect, owl
sunflower, insect, mouse, owl
owl, insect, mouse, sunflower
which organisms are decomposers and should be a part of a food chain?
earthworm and fungi
squirrel and bacteria
tree and fungi
hawk and earthworm
Shows how energy moves from one living thing to another in an ecosystem
food chain
endangered
overabundant
community
Food chains that overlap in an ecosystem
food web
community
energy
consumer
Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Decomposer
Living things, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil
consumers
decomposers
ecosystem
producers
In an energy pyramid, how much energy moves up each level? (Answer is a percentage)
Approximately 10%
which is correct to show how energy flows through a food chain
grass - sun - owl - mouse
grass - mouse - owl - sun
sun - grass - mouse - owl
grss - owl - sun - mouse
living things that make their own food from sunlight, air, and water
consumer
decomposer
producer
carnivore
plants-grasshoppers-spiders-birds-snakes; If the spiders in this food web don't have enough to eat, it is probablty because
the grasshoppers do not have enough to eat
the number of birds increase
the snakes stop eating the grasshoppers
the birds stop eating the spiders
What is this a picture of?
food chain
A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists
consumer
endangered
producer
extinct
Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Consumer
An organism that breaks down wastes and the remains of other organisms
consumer
producer
ecosystem
decomposer
what kind of consumer eats plants and animals?
herbivore
omnivore
producer
carnivore
Where do producers get their energy in a food chain?
The sun
A type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing
overabundant
food web
endangered
extinct
A population of deer recently increased in size. What could have caused the deer population to increase?
a disease was spreading
their habitat was destroyed
food sources were hard to find
Their predators were disappearing
All of the living and nonliving features that interact in a particular environment
community
habitat
consumer
An ecosystem
Grasshopper - frog - snake: what would happen if all the frogs disappeared from the food chain?
there would be less grasshoppers
there would be more snakes
there would be more grasshoppers
the grass would die
Coyote eat mice. Which is most likely to happen to these coyotes if a new predator begins eating the mice.
There will be fewer coyote
Each coyote will spend less time hunting for food
more coyotes will arrive from other locations
the coyotes will produce more young
Producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Producer
Living things that make their own food from sunlight
decomposers
consumers
food web
producers
A consumer that eats meat and plants
herbivore
omnivore
food chain
carnivore
Alligators eat frogs, turtles, fish, mice, and birds. What role does it fill in the ecosystem?
consumer
scavenger
producer
decomposer
All the living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other
population
ecosystem
community
consumers