Bandicoots and the Food chain

Are bandicoots nocturnal?

• yes

• no

Bandicoots are omnivores. This means they eat ...

• just plants

• plants and animals

• just animals

Bandicoots eat fungus. Click on the images below which are of fungi.

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Bandicoots are indigenous to New Guinea and (a)   .

• Antarctica
• North America
• Europe
• Australia

A marsupial is a (a)   which gives birth to small live young who mature in a​ (b)  

• mammal
• reptile
• bird
• pouch
• nest

Name the marsupials

• Bilbie

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• Eastern Barred Bandicoot

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• quoll

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How many babies do bandicoots have in a litter?

• 30

• 10

• 6-8

• 2-4

Sort the pictures into their correct areas.

Groups:

(a) producers

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(b) consumers

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(c) decomposers

• fungi
• Eucalyptus Tree

• earthworm
• bacteria
• kangaroo

• sunflower
• wheat

• Bandicoot

• fish
• vulture
• eagle

• kangaroo grass

Sort the animals using their diet.

Groups:

(a) Carnivore

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(b) Herbivore

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(c) Omnivore

• kangaroo

• Shark

• quoll

• wombat

• rabbit

• koala

• Fox

• magpie

• bandicoots

• Eagle

• Tasmanian Tiger

• human

How long do the bandicoot pups stay in the pouch?

• 10 days

• 50 - 60 days

• 2 years