Science June 10th Flashcards
A ________eats other animals
Carnivore (A lion is a carnivore)
An animal that eats only plants is a______
herbivore (A giraffe is an herbivore)
A plant is called a ____________ because it
makes its own food
producer (Plants are usually at the beginning of most food chains)
An animal that eats other plants and animals is called a __________
consumer (A cricket is a consumer)
Animals such as otters and monkeys have learned to use _________to help them get food
tools
Plants use _______, _______ or _____to protect themselves
thorns, bitter tastes or poisonous oils
Animals use _________to blend in with their surroundings and hide
camouflage
Wetlands and deserts have different amounts of _________
water
Whales live in ______water
salt
Bacteria, molds and mushrooms are all examples of _______
decomposers
Birds have different shaped beaks so they can ________
catch foods
Some animals go into deep sleep during the winter called ________
hibernation
During hibernation, an animal’s _____, _______ slow down
heart rate and breathing (Bears and ground squirrels hibernate
The path energy takes as one living thing eats another living thing is called a ________
Food Chain
A tick is a _______ that gathers nutrients from the blood of there animals
parasite
