7.3

Question 1

what does a food chain consist of

Answer 1

*producer
*primary consumer
*secondary consumer
*tertiary consumer

Question 2

what is a food chain?

Answer 2

it is a diagram which shows how energy is passed from one organism to another

Question 3

what is a tropical level

Answer 3

it is a stage or link in a food chain

Question 4

what is food web

Answer 4

several interconnected food chains

Question 5

______ is the main way in which _______ are interdependent

Answer 5

1:food
2:organisms

Question 6

why are plants the producers in a food chain

Answer 6

because they make there own food

Question 7

what are the animals that eat plants are called

Answer 7

herbivores

Question 8

what are the animals that eat meat called

Answer 8

carnivores

Question 9

what are the animals that eat plant and meat called

Answer 9

omnivores

Question 10

what is a population

Answer 10

the number of animals or plants that live in an area

Question 11

why is the balance between prey and predator important?

Answer 11

-it maintains a healthy population
-it prevents the herbivores from destroying their environment