Energy From the Sun flashcards

Front

Which food comes from a source that gets energy directly from the sun?

Back

an ear of corn

Front

Which kind of matter do plants use to make food? Options: nitrogen, sunlight, carbon dioxide, sugar

Back

carbon dioxide

Front

Carnivore

Back

an animal that eats only other animals

Front

Which is a biotic part of an environment?

Back

oak trees

Front

A model that shows the transfer of energy from one organism to another is a(n) ______?

Back

food chain

Front

Which animal is not using energy from its food to do its activity? Options: A polar bear sleeps when it hibernates. A tiger rests as it digests its food. A lizard sits in the sun to get warmer. A crocodile lays eggs in a nest.

Back

A lizard sits in the sun to get warmer.

Front

Consumers are ____?

Back

organisms that cannot produce their own food

Front

Three things that cycle through an ecosystem are:

Back

Energy, carbon, nitrogen

Front

The plant uses nutrients for _______________ and ___________.

Back

photosynthesis and growing

Front

Which organism is incorrectly listed as eating an oak tree? Options: Mouse, Owl, Deer, Snake

Back

Snake