| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The role of a producer in a food chain is to_______________. | produce food |
| The role in the food chain that is considered to be the 'end' of the chain is the_____________________ | decomposer |
| What would happen to an ecosystem if no more producers lived there? | other organisms could not survive there |
| What do consumers in an ecosystem have to have to survive? | producers |
| Where does the energy in every food chain come from? | the sun |
| An animal that eats plants and other organisms is called an______ | omnivore |
| An animal that eats only plants is called an_________ | herbivore |
| An animal that eats meat is called a_______ | carnivore |
| Where does most of the oxygen we breathe come from? | plants |
| What is the purpose of decaying plants in a garden? | They put nutrients back into the soil |
| What is a predator? | An animal that hunts other animals for food. |
| What is prey? | An animal that is hunted by a predator. |
| What role humans should play in protecting a rare ecosystem? | We should not interfere or intrude. |
| What role have humans played in the extinction of animals? | destroying habitats |
| What does pollution in streams and lakes usually do to the plants and animals that live there | It kills them. |
| What kind of claw would a bird need to grasp prey? | large claw, sharp talons, able to bend the claw to hold on to prey |
| Describe the physical features of a bird that feeds on fish in small lakes and ponds. | long legs, sharp beak, oily feathers |
