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WorksheetsFood tests and food webs
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
When finding the energy (in kJ per gram) from burning food select all information which is necessary
the volume of water heated
the rise in water temperature
the mass of food burned
the time the food burns
identify three reasons why your body needs food
to understand nutrition
to develope
To store fat
to grow, repair tissues and have energy
Energy-containing nutrients that include sugars and starch
Carbohydrates
Minerals
Bread
Calorie
Nutrients that provide raw materials for growth and tissue repair
Fats
Minerals
Proteins
Photosynthesis
In the food web pictured here, flies provide energy for...
Dragonflies, Turtles, & Frogs
Slugs & Fish
Water Weeds & Algae
Snakes, Frogs, & Kingfishers
What kind of living thing can make its own food?
producer
consumer
predator
herbivore
This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?
sharks and large birds
algae, plankton and seagrass
herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins
seals and carnivorous fish
What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?
predator
carnivore
producer
herbivore
What happens as you move higher in the energy pyramid?
more organisms
fewer organisms
number of organisms does not change
organisms die
