2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Food Chains PhotosynthesisEcosystemsVocabulary Changes in Food Webs
What is a food chain?
The flow of an energy through a community.
Is the grass the producer that stores energy from the sun?
YES!
Why are grasshoppers the first consumer in the food chain?
It is an herbivore and eats a producer to get energy.
How is the food chain affected by pesticide spray?
The poison spray might kill one animal and the other animals will be forced to die or move out.
How do organisms that do not eat plants get energy?
They consume, or eat other animals.
What is photosynthesis?
A process in which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar.
What does the plant make during this process?
Sugars
What does the plant give off during photosynthesis?
Oxygen and water
Where in the plant is chlorophyll kept?
In the leaf cells.
Why are plants green?
Chlorophyll
True or False? Only living things are part of the ecosystem.
False Nonliving things are a part too.
Do all ecosystems have to be big?
No, an ecosystem can be as small as a drop of water.
Which living organism belongs in the desert ecosystem? a)Penguin b)b) chicken c)c) turtle d)d) cactus
D) Cactus
The number of insects in an area becomes larger. Because of this, which other type of animal will most likely become larger in number? a)Humans b)Birds c)Cows d)horses
b) Birds Then what will else will change?
If a rabbit dies and is not eaten by an owl, how do the nutrients from the mouse go back into the food chain?
The rabbit decomposes and decomposers consume it and put it back into the soil.
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
A producer uses the suns energy directly to produce its own food. A consumer eats plants and/or animals.
What might cause a decrease in the turkey population?
Over hunting Storm wipes out plant life Disease
True or False? Photosynthesis only happens during the daytime.
TRUE Photosynthesis takes place when there is sunlight.
What part of the plant uses light energy and changes it into energy the plant can use? a) roots b) leaves c) flowers d) fruits
The leaves
What three things do plants need to make sugar?
Sun energy Carbon dioxide water
In this food chain what happens if the grasshopper is sprayed with pesticides?
The frog will die and so will the snake.
How does population affect the food web?
If an animal gets overpopulated than there might not be enough food. This will cause another animal to die.
What happens to the food web when people put waste in the ocean ?
A part of the food chain could be destroyed by the pollution which would affect the rest of the animals that rely on that part of the food chain.
What living things in the food web will affect the whole food chain?
Every animal/plant in the food web has some affect on another living thing.