Science Test 1 Flashcards
Producer
an organism that can use energy from the Sun to MAKE ITS OWN FOOD
Example:plant
omnivore
EATS PLANTS AND ANIMALS for food
Example: bear
Consumer
an organism that EATS OTHER ORGANISMS for food to get energy because it cannot make its own food
Example: all animals
energy pyramid
shows the amount of energy at EACH LEVEL of a food chain
Carnivore
an animal that EATS OTHER ANIMALS
Example: lion
food web
OVERLAPPING FOOD CHAINS in an ecosystem
Food chain
show ONE PATH in which organisms in an ecosystem get energy
herbivore
an animal that EATS ONLY PLANTS
Example: deer
decomposer
an organism BREAKS DOWN dead plants and animals
Example: fungi
producer
the level that contains the MOST ENERGY in an energy pyramid.
In photosynthesis, what must a plant have to begin the process?
Sun
What do the leaves take in?
sunlight and carbon dioxide
What two things do roots take in?
water and nutrients
What two things does the plant produce during photo synthesis?
sugar and oxygen
What does the plant consider waste?
oxygen
