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