Food chains and food webs Flashcards
I can successfully interpret food chains and food webs
What do the arrows in a food chain represent?
Where the energy goes to and comes from
What are organisms?
A living thing that can grow, reproduce, and repair.
What is an environment?
An area where living things can exist.
What does biotic refer to?
Biotic refers to living things such as animals, plants, humans, and bacteria.
What does abiotic refer to?
It refers to non-living things such as water, gases such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, sunlight, food, and nutrients.
What is energy?
The ability to work or function properly (a power source)
What is a producer?
A producer is anything that produces its own energy using sunlight. For example, trees, grass, and other plants.
What is a consumer?
Anything that eats other species to acquire the energy that it needs for survival.