Food Chains/ Environmental Patterns Flashcard

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What do the direction of the arrows in a food chain show?

Back

The flow of energy.

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How might a fire that destroys all trees and plants in a forest affect the birds in the area?

Back

The birds will have no place to build their homes.

Front

What is the original source of energy for a food chain when you eat a ham sandwich?

Back

Sun.

Front

If the frogs were removed from a food chain, what would most likely happen?

Back

The snake population would decrease.

Front

What would happen to all organisms in a food chain if the sun stopped shining?

Back

All organisms would eventually perish due to lack of energy.

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What is a food chain?

Back

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What role do plants play in a food chain?

Back

They are producers that convert sunlight into energy.

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What are herbivores?

Back

Animals that eat plants.

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What are carnivores?

Back

Animals that eat other animals.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment.