Lions Unit Vocabulary Review 25/26

What is digestion?

• The process of photosynthesis

• The process that breaks down food for energy

• The exchange of gases in the lungs

• The movement of blood through the body

Which teeth are specialized for ripping and tearing food in carnivores?

• Incisors

• Molars

• Canines

• Premolars

Where does digestion begin in animals?

• Stomach

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Mouth

Which part of the digestive system is responsible for nutrient absorption?

• Large intestine

• Mouth

• Small intestine

• Stomach

What is the function of the large intestine?

• Produces saliva

• Absorbs nutrients

• Reabsorbs water and forms feces

• Breaks down proteins only

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What is a food web?

• A single line of energy transfer

• A map of all the abiotic factors in an ecosystem

• A natural interconnection of food chains showing who eats whom

• A list of producers in a habitat

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What is a primary consumer?

• An organism that eats only other carnivores

• An organism that produces its food

• An organism that eats producers

• An organism that decomposes waste

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What is the role of a predator?

• To break down dead organisms

• To live by killing and eating other animals

• To produce food through photosynthesis

• To absorb nutrients from the soil

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What do omnivores typically eat? Mark only one oval.

• Only plants

• Only animals

• Both plants and animals

• Fungi and bacteria only

Which of the following is a biotic factor? Mark only one oval.

• Sunlight

• Temperature

• Wind

• Grass

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