Science U5 L3 Notes Flashcards
(19 cards)
Predator and Prey
Food chains show the relationships between______
Food web
All the food chains in an ecosystem are connected within _________
Predators
Organisms that hunt for food
Prey
Organisms that are hunted
If different herbivores eat the same plants then______
Competition might result
Energy in an ecosystem travels from the _______to ______, to ______ then ______
Producers, Herbivores, omnivores, carnivores.
Energy pyramid
A model of how much energy there is in an ecosystem
Food
Organisms in an ecosystem depend on producers for _____
Sunlight
Plants are producers that make food using energy from _______
Energy moves from _____ to _____
Producers to Consumers
Consumers
Organisms that need to eat other organisms for energy
Three types of consumers:
1-herbivores
2-carnivores
3-amnivores
Decomposers
Ecosystems have organisms called ______ that break down and recycle plant and animal remains.
Herbivores
Eat only plants
Carnivores
Eat only other animals
Omnivores
Eat both plants and animals
Food chain
The order in which energy passes through organisms in an ecosystem is called _____
Food chains begin with _____ and end with ______
Producers to consumers
Decomposers
Bacteria are kinds of_______ that break down dead organisms at all steps of the food chain.
