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Energy and Matter

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  • What is the name of the sugar produced in photosynthesis?
    Glucose
  • Is energy limited in an ecosystem?
    no
  • What begins a food chain?
    Plants (I will also accept the sun)
  • Where do we find decomposers in a food chain?
    anywhere along the way (not the beginning or the end)
  • Plants are supplied with which gas to begin photosynthesis?
    Carbon Dioxide
  • Something that has to eat other animals/plants to stay alive is a consumer. What are plants called?
    producers
  • What do we call animals that hunt to get their food?
    Predators
  • True or False: Matter is recycled in an ecosystem.
    True
  • What do we call animals that are hunted to be eaten?
    Prey
  • Give one example of where we can find carbon in an ecosystem.
    Carbon dioxide gas, leaves, and anything living
  • True or False: Energy flows in an ecosystem
    True
  • A bear will eat both berries and salmon. What type of consumer is he?
    Omnivore
  • What are the three ingredients needed for photosynthesis?
    Water, Sunlight and Carbon Dioxide
  • A bunny will only eat plants. What type of a consumer is (s)he?
    herbivore
  • What do we call the bacteria, worms, and mushrooms that break down the last bits of energy in an ecosystem?
    Decomposers
  • Are nutrients (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen) limited in an ecosystem?
    Yes
  • What is the name for an animal that eats the "leftovers" of other animals?
    Scavengers
  • A bobcat only eats bunnies, snakes, and squirrels. What type of a consumer is he?
    Carnivore
  • A bobcat eats a bunny and the bunny ate plants. Which has the most energy, the bobcat, bunny or plant?
    Plant
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