| Question | Answer |
| What are anything that living organisms need in order to survive? | basic needs--food, air, water, shelter |
| What is a special characteristic that helps an animal to survive in its environment? | adaptation |
| How do animals get energy? | eating food |
| What is a series of organisms that depend on one another for food? | food chain |
| What are the three parts of a food chain? | producers, consumers, decomposers |
| What starts every food chain? | producers |
| Grass, oak trees, sunflowers are all examples of _____________. | producers |
| Fungi, mushrooms, and earthworms are all examples of ________________. | decomposers |
| Giraffes, dogs, hamsters are all examples of __________________. | consumers |
| What are several food chains that are connected? | food web |
| What is an organism that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and water? | producer |
| What is an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material? | decomposer |
| What is an organism that eats producers and other animals? | consumer |
| What is an animal that eats both plants and animals? | omnivore |
| What is an animal that eats only meat? | carnivore |
| What is an animal that eats only plants? | herbivore |
| What kind of teeth do carnivores have? | sharp teeth |
| What kind of teeth do omnivores have? | flat and sharp teeth |
| What kind of teeth do her herbivores have? | flat teeth |
| What is an animal that hunts for food? | predator |
| What is an animal that predators hunt and eat? | prey |
