Chapter 3 anna

Question 1

what makes up an ecosystem?

Answer 1

Both living and non-living things

Question 2

An animal’s habitat is the ____________.

Answer 2

Place that it lives.

Question 3

The main source of energy for plants is ___________.

Answer 3

Sunlight.

Question 4

How does Carbon Dioxide get into a plant?

Answer 4

Tiny holes on the bottom of a leaf.

Question 5

Plants are called producers because they_________

Answer 5

can make sugars.

Question 6

Photosynthesis cannot happen at night because_______.

Answer 6

There is no sunlight.

Question 7

Animals are consumers because they____________.

Answer 7

Get energy from plants and animals.

Question 8

List three examples of a scavenger:

Answer 8

Vulture, Coyote, crow.

Question 9

Animals that do not eat plants get energy from eating other _____.

Answer 9

Animals

Question 10

All the food chains that are connected in an ecosystem make up a food ___.

Answer 10

Web

Question 11

People can have a good effect on a food web by replacing lost ________.

Answer 11

habitats

Question 12

Rocks and rain are examples of __________ parts of an ecosystem.

Answer 12

non-living

Question 13

Habitats are important because they meet the _____ of the plants and animals that live there.

Answer 13

needs

Question 14

To make sugars, plants need ________, _____, and ___.

Answer 14

sunlight, water, air

Question 15

Animals that eat only plants are called________.

Answer 15

Herbivoirs

Question 16

Animals like vultures that eat other animals that are already dead are called _________.

Answer 16

scavengers

Question 17

Predators get energy they need to survive by hunting and killing ____.

Answer 17

prey

Question 18

What is a habitat like? (short essay)

Answer 18

A woodland habitat is shady and moist. You would find plants like trees and ferns and animals like squirrels.

Question 19

How can people’s actions affect food webs? Give two examples in short essay form.

Answer 19

People can have good and bad effects on food webs. They restore lost habitat that is a good effect. But over-fishing and deforestation can have bad effects.