Sardine Migration and Ecosystem Impact

Sardine Migration and Ecosystem Impact

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, Geography

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video explores the largest movement of living things on Earth, focusing on the mass migration of sardines. This phenomenon, while mysterious, results in a feast that sustains many predators along the coastline. The video credits NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is described as the largest movement of living things on Earth?

The movement of birds

The movement of elephants

The migration of whales

The migration of sardines

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is known about the gathering of sardines?

It is well understood

It remains a mystery

It is a recent phenomenon

It only happens in certain years

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of the sardine migration?

A depletion of resources

A feast for predators

A disruption in the ecosystem

A decline in sardine population

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which creatures benefit from the sardine migration?

Only large fish

An entire coastline of creatures

Only birds

Only marine mammals

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sustains the creatures along the coastline?

The movement of plankton

The presence of coral reefs

The feast from sardine migration

The migration of whales