Trace Energy from Plants to Animals - 5th Grade Science
Card 1 of 20
What term describes an animal that eats both plants and animals in an energy model?
What term describes an animal that eats both plants and animals in an energy model?
Tap to reveal answer
Omnivore. Omnivores can obtain energy from both plant and animal sources.
Omnivore. Omnivores can obtain energy from both plant and animal sources.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What term describes an animal that eats other animals in an energy model?
What term describes an animal that eats other animals in an energy model?
Tap to reveal answer
Carnivore. Carnivores are consumers that obtain energy only from other animals.
Carnivore. Carnivores are consumers that obtain energy only from other animals.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What is a food chain model?
What is a food chain model?
Tap to reveal answer
A model showing who eats whom and how energy moves. Shows linear energy flow from producers through consumers.
A model showing who eats whom and how energy moves. Shows linear energy flow from producers through consumers.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What is a food web model?
What is a food web model?
Tap to reveal answer
A model of many connected food chains in an ecosystem. Shows complex feeding relationships and energy pathways.
A model of many connected food chains in an ecosystem. Shows complex feeding relationships and energy pathways.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Which direction should arrows point in an energy transfer model: toward the eater or toward the eaten?
Which direction should arrows point in an energy transfer model: toward the eater or toward the eaten?
Tap to reveal answer
Toward the eater (the organism receiving energy). Arrows show energy flow direction from food source to consumer.
Toward the eater (the organism receiving energy). Arrows show energy flow direction from food source to consumer.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What process do plants use to turn sunlight into stored chemical energy (food)?
What process do plants use to turn sunlight into stored chemical energy (food)?
Tap to reveal answer
Photosynthesis. Plants convert light energy into glucose using chlorophyll.
Photosynthesis. Plants convert light energy into glucose using chlorophyll.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
In a food chain, what is the correct order: producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer?
In a food chain, what is the correct order: producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer?
Tap to reveal answer
Producer → primary consumer → secondary consumer. Energy flows from plants to herbivores to carnivores.
Producer → primary consumer → secondary consumer. Energy flows from plants to herbivores to carnivores.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Identify the producer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Identify the producer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Tap to reveal answer
Grass. Grass produces its own food using sunlight energy.
Grass. Grass produces its own food using sunlight energy.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Identify the primary consumer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Identify the primary consumer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Tap to reveal answer
Rabbit. Rabbit eats the grass, making it the first consumer.
Rabbit. Rabbit eats the grass, making it the first consumer.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Identify the secondary consumer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Identify the secondary consumer in this chain: grass → rabbit → hawk.
Tap to reveal answer
Hawk. Hawk eats the rabbit, making it the second-level consumer.
Hawk. Hawk eats the rabbit, making it the second-level consumer.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What is the original source of most energy in a food chain that starts with plants?
What is the original source of most energy in a food chain that starts with plants?
Tap to reveal answer
The Sun. Plants capture solar energy through photosynthesis to start food chains.
The Sun. Plants capture solar energy through photosynthesis to start food chains.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What is a producer in an energy transfer model involving plants and animals?
What is a producer in an energy transfer model involving plants and animals?
Tap to reveal answer
An organism that makes its own food, usually a plant. Producers convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
An organism that makes its own food, usually a plant. Producers convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What is a consumer in an energy transfer model involving plants and animals?
What is a consumer in an energy transfer model involving plants and animals?
Tap to reveal answer
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms. Consumers cannot make their own food and must eat to obtain energy.
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms. Consumers cannot make their own food and must eat to obtain energy.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What term describes an animal that eats only plants in an energy model?
What term describes an animal that eats only plants in an energy model?
Tap to reveal answer
Herbivore. Herbivores are primary consumers that get energy directly from plants.
Herbivore. Herbivores are primary consumers that get energy directly from plants.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Choose the correct arrow direction for energy transfer: plant and deer.
Choose the correct arrow direction for energy transfer: plant and deer.
Tap to reveal answer
Plant → deer. Arrow points from plant to deer showing energy transfer.
Plant → deer. Arrow points from plant to deer showing energy transfer.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
In the chain seeds → mouse → snake, which organism has energy that originally came from the Sun?
In the chain seeds → mouse → snake, which organism has energy that originally came from the Sun?
Tap to reveal answer
All of them (seeds, mouse, and snake). All energy in food chains originates from the Sun.
All of them (seeds, mouse, and snake). All energy in food chains originates from the Sun.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Which organism receives energy directly from the plant in this chain: algae → fish → heron?
Which organism receives energy directly from the plant in this chain: algae → fish → heron?
Tap to reveal answer
Fish. Fish eats algae directly, receiving its stored energy.
Fish. Fish eats algae directly, receiving its stored energy.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
What do decomposers do in an ecosystem energy model after plants and animals die?
What do decomposers do in an ecosystem energy model after plants and animals die?
Tap to reveal answer
They break down dead matter and recycle nutrients. Decomposers return nutrients to soil for plants to use.
They break down dead matter and recycle nutrients. Decomposers return nutrients to soil for plants to use.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Identify the herbivore in this chain: tree leaves → caterpillar → bird.
Identify the herbivore in this chain: tree leaves → caterpillar → bird.
Tap to reveal answer
Caterpillar. Caterpillar only eats plants (tree leaves).
Caterpillar. Caterpillar only eats plants (tree leaves).
← Didn't Know|Knew It →
Which model correctly shows energy transfer: Sun → plant → rabbit or rabbit → plant → Sun?
Which model correctly shows energy transfer: Sun → plant → rabbit or rabbit → plant → Sun?
Tap to reveal answer
Sun → plant → rabbit. Energy flows from Sun to producers to consumers.
Sun → plant → rabbit. Energy flows from Sun to producers to consumers.
← Didn't Know|Knew It →