Understanding Food Chains and Food Webs

Understanding Food Chains and Food Webs

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Interactive Video

Created by

Mia Campbell

Biology, Science

5th - 8th Grade

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The video explains the concepts of food chains and food webs, starting with a basic food chain involving grass, rabbits, foxes, and eagles. It introduces producers, primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers, and discusses how energy is transferred and lost at each stage. The video also covers the roles of predators and prey and highlights the complexity of food webs, which provide stability by offering multiple food sources. The video concludes with a mention of additional resources for further learning.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of a producer in a food chain?

To produce energy through photosynthesis

To consume other organisms

To hunt prey

To decompose organic material

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of consumer is typically a herbivore?

Secondary consumer

Producer

Primary consumer

Tertiary consumer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are food chains usually limited to four or five organisms?

Due to environmental regulations

Because predators cannot eat more than one prey

Due to energy loss at each stage

Because of the limited number of species

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to energy as it moves up the food chain?

It increases

It is stored in the top predator

It remains constant

It is lost at each stage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of energy loss in a food chain?

Energy gained from sunlight

Energy used for photosynthesis

Energy stored in bones

Energy stored in water

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a reason for energy loss in a food chain?

Movement

Heat production

Photosynthesis

Waste production

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a prey animal?

An animal that decomposes organic matter

An animal that produces its own food

An animal that is hunted and eaten

An animal that hunts others

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a food web differ from a food chain?

It excludes predators

It only includes plants

It is more complex and interconnected

It is simpler and linear

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What advantage does an eagle have in a food web compared to a food chain?

It can only eat one type of prey

It becomes less vulnerable to changes

It does not need to hunt

It can produce its own food

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What might happen if a key organism in a food chain dies out?

The entire food chain collapses

The food chain becomes longer

Nothing changes

New species are introduced

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