OPENING ACTIVITY • Abiotic • Biotic • Carnivore • Community • Consumer • Decomposer s • Omnivor • Population • Biospher e • Ecology • Ecosyste m • Habitat • Herbivor • Niche • Prey • Parasit e • Produce r • Scaveng er Complete your crossword puzzle using the following words.
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OPENING ACTIVITY
• Abiotic• Biotic• Carnivore• Community• Consumer• Decomposers• Omnivor• Population
Answer the following questions on your paper. Please write the
question and the answer!
1. Producers are organisms that
a. Rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply
b. Consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter
c. Use energy they take in from the environment to make food
d. Obtain energy by eating only plants
2. Which of the following organisms is a decomposer?
WolfBacteria
BirdTree branch
3. Which of the following describes how ALL consumers get their energy?
a. Directly from the sunb. From eating other consumersc. From inorganic chemicals like hydrogen
sulfided. From eating organisms that were living
or were once living
For the following questions, you need to either write the question or
answer in a complete sentence!
4. What is chemosynthesis?
5. Classify each of the following as a herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, or
decomposer.1. Earthworm2. Bear3. Cow4. Snail5. Owl6. Human
6. People who explore caves where there is running water but no sunlight often find the caves
populated with unique types of fishes and insects. What hypothesis
can you make to explain the ultimate source of energy for these
organisms?
SWITCH PAPERS!!!!
1. Producers are organisms that use energy they take in from the environment to make food.
•If the answer is correct, place a check mark next to the question.•If the answer is incorrect, write in the correct answer.•If the answer is correct but they forgot to write the question or answer, place a BIG circle around the entire question and answer.
2. Which of the following organisms is a decomposer?
Bacteria
•If the answer is correct, place a check mark next to the question.•If the answer is incorrect, write in the correct answer.•If the answer is correct but they forgot to write the question or answer, place a BIG circle around the entire question and answer.
3. All consumers get their energy from eating organisms that are
living or were once living.
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4. What is chemosynthesis?Chemosynthesis is a process in which chemical
energy is used to produce carbohydrates.
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5. Classify each of the following.1. Earthworm = decomposer2. Bear = omnivore3. Cow = herbivore4. Snail = decomposer5. Owl = carnivore6. Human = omnivore
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6. One possible hypothesis is that organic matter may enter the caves from outside via water or animals that come in from
outside. There may also be chemosynthetic bacteria in the cave.
•If the answer is correct, place a check mark next to the question.•If the answer is incorrect, write in the correct answer.•If the answer is correct but they forgot to write the question or answer, place a BIG circle around the entire question and answer.