Understanding Prairie Food Webs

The video introduces the concept of food webs, focusing on prairies as a biodiverse ecosystem. It explains the difference between food webs and food chains and provides a hands-on activity to create a food web using string and pictures. The video concludes with a fun fact about the diversity of species in prairies.

What is the primary focus of the video tutorial?

• Forest conservation

• Marine life

• Desert ecosystems

• Food webs in a prairie

Which of the following is NOT a component of a food chain?

• Producers

• Photosynthesizers

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

What is the main difference between a food chain and a food web?

• A food chain is more complex than a food web.

• A food chain includes only plants, while a food web includes only animals.

• A food chain is a map, while a food web is a list.

• A food chain shows a single path of energy flow, while a food web shows multiple connections.

What is the first step in creating a food web in the activity?

• Cutting out pictures of animals

• Connecting animals with string

• Taping the sun picture to the table

• Listing all the plants

Why are decomposers not included in the visual food web activity?

• They are not found in prairies

• They are too small to see

• They are already included in the food chain

• They are not important

What is the starting point for all connections in the prairie food web?

• The sun

• The largest animal

• The tallest plant

• The soil

How many different mammal species are found in prairies?

• 150

• 100

• 80

• 50

What is the purpose of experimenting with different connections in the food web?

• To make the web more colorful

• To understand the complexity of ecosystems

• To find the strongest animal

• To identify the fastest plant

What is the main theme of the fun fact shared in the video?

• The number of mammal species in prairies

• The diversity of insect species in prairies

• The overall biodiversity of prairies

• The number of bird species in prairies

What is the website mentioned for more educational content?

• ecosystemeducation.net

• prairielearning.com

• waterrocks.org

• biodiversityhub.org