Energy Flow in Ecosystems | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

a living thing

organism

extinct

community

endangered

A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists

extinct

overabundant

endangered

ecosystem

When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place

overabundant

extinct

endangered

community

a type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing forever

endangered

extinct

ecosystem

overabundant

All the living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other

community

population

ecosystem

consumers

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 snakes stop eating the grasshoppers

the number of birds increase

the birds stop eating the spiders

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

the coyotes will produce more young

more coyotes will arrive from other locations

each coyote will spend less time hunting food

a population of deer recently increased in size. Which most likely could have caused the deer population to increase?

their predators were disappearing

a disease was spreading

their habitat was destroyed

food sources were hard to find

plant-grasshopper-frog-snake: if a group of foxes is introduced and begins eating frogs, what will most likely happen?

There will be more grasshoppers in the area

there will be more snakes in the area

frogs will begin to eat plants

snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers

which is correct to show how energy flows through a food chain

sun - grass - mouse - owl

grass - sun - owl - mouse

grass - mouse - owl - sun

grss - owl - sun - mouse

the energy that organisms in food chains use for growth began as energy from ____

sun

grass

cricket

cardinal

which organisms are decomposers and should be a part of a food chain?

earthworm and fungi

hawk and earthworm

tree and fungi

squirrel and bacteria

Which would most likely harm a habitat?

wildfire

planting trees

sunlight

rainfall

What is the role of mushrooms in a food chain?

decomposer

consumer

producer

predator

Grasshopper - frog - snake: what would happen if all the frogs disappeared from the food chain?

there would be more grasshoppers

there would be more snakes

the grass would die

there would be less grasshoppers

______________ provides the ability to do work

energy

decomposer

ecosystem

community

An organism that breaks down wastes and the remains of other organisms

decomposer

consumer

producer

ecosystem

An organism that cannot make its own food

consumer

producer

ecosystem

food web

An organism that makes its own food.

producer

consumer

decomposer

aracnid

Food chains that overlap in an ecosystem

food web

consumer

energy

community

the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food

food chain

consumer

energy

food web

what kind of consumer eats plants and animals?

omnivore

producer

carnivore

herbivore

What kind of consumer eats only animals (meat)

carnivore

omnivore

herbivore

food chain

what kind of consumer only eats plants

herbivore

carnivore

omnivore

producer

Made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

ecosystem

food chain

herbivore

aquatic

A consumer that eats meat and plants

omnivore

herbivore

carnivore

food chain

a consumer that eats only plants

herbivore

carnivore

omnivore

decomposer

a consumer that eats only meat

carnivore

herbivore

omnivore

decomposer

living things that make their own food from sunlight, air, and water

producer

consumer

decomposer

carnivore

A type of animal or plant that is completely gone from the earth and no longer exists

extinct

endangered

consumer

producer

Living things that make their own food from sunlight

producers

consumers

decomposers

food web

When too many of one plant or animal are living in one place

overabundance

extinct

endangered

consumer

A model of all the food chains in the ecosystem, showing who eats whom

food web

producer

consumer

extinct

A type of plant or animal that has so few living members left that they are in big danger of disappearing

endangered

extinct

overabundant

food web

Living things, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil

decomposers

consumers

producers

ecosystem

All the different living things that live together in the same place and interact with each other

community

ecosystem

population

consumer

Shows how energy moves from one living thing to another in an ecosystem

food chain

endangered

overabundant

community

Oak trees in a park produce more acorns than usual. The next year, chipmunk population increased. Why

Food sources increased

available water increased

food sources decreased

oxygen levels increased

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

the coyotes will produce more young

more coyotes will arrive from other locations

A population of deer recently increased in size. What could have caused the deer population to increase?

Their predators were disappearing

food sources were hard to find

a disease was spreading

their habitat was destroyed

Plant, Grasshopper, Frog, Snake. If a group of foxes is introduces, what is one thing that will likely happen?

There will be more grasshoppers in the area

there will be more snakes in the area

snakes will begin to eat grasshoppers

frogs will begin to eat plants.

Which shows how energy moves through nature in a grassy lawn?

sun, grass, rabbit

grass, sun, rabbit

rabbit, sun, grass

sun, rabbit, grass

How does energy flow through this food chain?

sun, grass, mouse, owl

grass, sun, owl, mouse

sun, grass, owl, mouse

mouse, grass, sun, owl

Flow of energy. Which is correct?

Producer, herbivore, carnivore

herbivore, producer, carnivore

carnivore, producer, herbivore

producer, carnivore, herbivore

Which would most likely harm a habitat?

water pollution

sunlight

planting trees

sunlight

An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning matter back into the soil, is called a

decomposer

herbivore

competitor

producer

All of the living and nonliving features that interact in a particular environment

An ecosystem

habitat

community

consumer

All the different species of organisms living in an ecosystem

a community

consumer

scavenger

population

A group of the same species of organisms living in an ecosystem

a population

community

species

ecosystem

Alligators eat frogs, turtles, fish, mice, and birds. What role does it fill in the ecosystem?

consumer

decomposer

scavenger

producer

Which is the correct food chain?

sunflower, insect, mouse, owl

sunflower, mouse, insect, owl

mouse, sunflower, insect, owl

owl, insect, mouse, sunflower

In an energy pyramid, how much energy moves up each level? (Answer is a percentage)

Approximately 10%

What animal is the apex predator in this food chain?

The seal

Producer, consumer, or decomposer?

Producer

Where do producers get their energy in a food chain?

The sun

Producer, consumer, or decomposer?

Decomposer

Producer, consumer, or decomposer?

Consumer

What is this a picture of?

food chain

What do the arrows in a food web represent?

The flow of energy

Many interconnected food chains form a ____.

Food web