Energy and Food

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What is the main source of energy for organisms in a rain forest?

Back

The sun and photosynthesis.

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What do we call animals that can regulate their body temperature using energy stored in their bodies?

Back

Endotherms.

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What is an animal that only eats other animals called?

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Carnivore.

Front

What happens if a tree with multiple benefits is cut down just for lumber?

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The benefits would be lost.

Front

What energy allows new plants to grow from corn seeds that see very little sunlight?

Back

Stored sugars and starches.

Front

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis.

Front

What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivores.

Front

What is the term for animals that cannot regulate their body temperature internally?

Back

Ectotherms.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

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Transpiration.