How do we construct a food web?
In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of drawing food webs and then learn how to construct a food web.
How do we construct a food web?
In this lesson we will recap our knowledge of drawing food webs and then learn how to construct a food web.
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Key learning points
- Show energy transfer on food webs
- Draw a food web
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6 Questions
Q1.
What does the arrow in a food chain represent?
Direction of movement
Size of force
Q2.
What do food chains always begin with?
Carnivore
Consumer
Q3.
Which direction are the arrows drawn on food chains?
Down
Left
Up
Q4.
If a shark is the third consumer in a food chain, this makes it the ________?
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer
Q5.
Match the words with the correct definitions.
an organism that hunts and kills other animals for food
an organism that is hunted and killed as food
struggle against another organism for the same resources
Q6.
Starting with the producer, sort the food chain into the correct order.
4 Questions
Q1.
In a food web, what do the arrows represent?
direction of force
favourite animals
Q2.
Is a brown trout a consumer or a producer?
producer
Q3.
Is pond weed a producer or a consumer?
consumer
Q4.
If a ladybird gets its energy by eating aphids and small insects, does this make it a consumer or producer?
producer