Grade 4, Unit 8, Science, Organisms and Environments

Front

What is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and the remains of plants and animals?

Back

Decomposer

Front

What is the transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things called?

Back

Food chain

Front

What do you call a consumer that eats only other animals?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What term is used to describe a living thing?

Back

Organism

Front

What is the term for the surroundings or conditions in which a person, plant, or animal lives?

Back

Environment

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the role of herbivores in a food chain?

Back

Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants.

Front

What is an omnivore?

Back

An organism that eats both plants and animals.

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.