4th Grade Living Things: Energy from Plants & Animals

3. Plants are called ____________ because they make their own food.
5. An animal's ___________ give clues about what it eats.
6. A consumer that eats plants is called a what?
10. When plants and animals die or leave wastes, bacteria and other organisms __________ the dead materials or wastes.
13. What process do plants use to turn water and sunlight into food?
15. In almost all land ecosystems, __________ are the main producers.
16. Living things that eat other living things are called what? (ex. bird eating a worm)
17. An omnivore has (none/both) flat and sharp teeth.

1. A consumer that eats other animals is called what?
2. An herbivore's teeth are usually broad and _____.
4. Organisms that breakdown dead materials and wastes are called what?
7. A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called what?
8. We need this to do all the processes that keep us alive. Even thinking requires this!
9. What is one major source of energy for us?
11. Also known as a starting place...
12. A carnivore's teeth are usually long and ______.
14. The source of energy in an ecosystem begins with what?