Name: __________________
Date: _________
Name: __________________
Food Chains Warm-Up
Date: _________
Food Chains Warm-Up
Day 1
Day 1
Describe each of the following key vocabulary terms using
your own words.
Describe each of the following key vocabulary terms using
your own words.
Food Chain - _______________________________________________
Food Chain - _______________________________________________
Producer - __________________________________________________
Producer - __________________________________________________
Consumer - _________________________________________________
Consumer - _________________________________________________
Decomposer - ______________________________________________
Decomposer - ______________________________________________
Day 2
Day 2
Use the food chain below to answer questions 1 - 6.
Use the food chain below to answer questions 1 - 6.
Grass
Grasshopper
Mouse
Grass
Snake
Grasshopper
Mouse
Snake
1.
Which organism receives the most energy from the
Sun? ____________________________________________
1.
Which organism receives the most energy from the
Sun? ____________________________________________
2.
Which organism receives the least amount of energy
from the Sun? _____________________________________
2.
Which organism receives the least amount of energy
from the Sun? _____________________________________
3.
List all of the producers. ____________________________
3.
List all of the producers. ____________________________
4.
List all of the consumers. ___________________________
4.
List all of the consumers. ___________________________
5.
What do the arrows represent? _____________________
5.
What do the arrows represent? _____________________
6.
Many of the members of the grasshopper population
suddenly die. How would a significant decrease in the
grasshopper population affect this food chain?
Explain your answer in detail. ________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
6.
Many of the members of the grasshopper population
suddenly die. How would a significant decrease in the
grasshopper population affect this food chain?
Explain your answer in detail. ________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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Day 3
Fill in the blank food chain below using the information from
the paragraph.
Grass is an example of a producer in a prairie ecosystem. A
producer is an organism that is able to make its own food
through the process of photosynthesis. Many different species
of organisms feed on grasses in the prairie. A rabbit, for
example, is an herbivore. An herbivore is an organism that
feeds only on plants. Rabbits obtain a large amount of energy
from grasses in the prairie. Since rabbits feed on grasses they
are considered primary consumers. A fox is considered an
omnivore. An omnivore is an organism that feeds on plants or
other animals. Foxes have excellent hearing and are able to
sneak up on their prey. Foxes will feed on rabbits and a large
variety of other organisms.
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Day 4
Beetle
1. Which organism is both
a predator and prey?
A.
Grass
B.
Beetle
C.
Lizard
D.
Hawk
Day 5
Lizard
Fill in the blank food chain below using the information from
the paragraph.
Grass is an example of a producer in a prairie ecosystem. A
producer is an organism that is able to make its own food
through the process of photosynthesis. Many different species
of organisms feed on grasses in the prairie. A rabbit, for
example, is an herbivore. An herbivore is an organism that
feeds only on plants. Rabbits obtain a large amount of energy
from grasses in the prairie. Since rabbits feed on grasses they
are considered primary consumers. A fox is considered an
omnivore. An omnivore is an organism that feeds on plants or
other animals. Foxes have excellent hearing and are able to
sneak up on their prey. Foxes will feed on rabbits and a large
variety of other organisms.
_______________
_______________
_______________
Day 4
Use the food chain below to answer questions 1 and 2.
Grass
Day 3
Use the food chain below to answer questions 1 and 2.
Hawk
2. Which organism would be
considered an herbivore?
A.
Grass
B.
Beetle
C.
Lizard
D.
Hawk
Create your own realistic food chain in the space provided
below. Label the names of the organisms. Also label each
organism as a producer or consumer. Your food chain must
include at least 4 different organisms.
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Grass
Beetle
1. Which organism is both
a predator and prey?
A.
Grass
B.
Beetle
C.
Lizard
D.
Hawk
Day 5
Lizard
Hawk
2. Which organism would be
considered an herbivore?
A.
Grass
B.
Beetle
C.
Lizard
D.
Hawk
Create your own realistic food chain in the space provided
below. Label the names of the organisms. Also label each
organism as a producer or consumer. Your food chain must
include at least 4 different organisms.
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