Food Chain Doc
Essay by Andrew Tran • June 7, 2015 • Article Review • 581 Words (3 Pages) • 1,432 Views
Ecosystems: Webquest 1
Animal Adaptations:
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm[a]
- What is an Adaptation[b]? [pic 1]
Animal | Adaptations | Possible Reason for adaptation? |
polar bear | Large canine teeth. |
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beluga whale | Thick layer of blubber. |
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Blandings Turtle | Brown/yellow spots. | Can camouflage in the rocks. |
Monach Butterfly | Veins filled with air. | Keep predictors away. |
- Complete the following activities online: [pic 2]
Design several habitats for different animals
http://www.switcheroozoo.com/games/habitatgame.htm
Build a Habitat:
http://www.arkive.org/education/games/design-a-habitat
Food chains and Webs Intro activity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/activity.shtml
Term | Definition and Example |
Consumer | An animal that eats another animal. |
Producer | A plant that is able to produce its own food. |
Predator | An originalism that is preying on other originalism’s. |
Prey | An animal that is being hunted by other animals. |
Food Chain | A series of organisms that depend on next source of food[e]. |
What is the ecological pyramid? What information does it show us? [pic 3]
What happens to the pyramid if a large number of foxes are born? [pic 4]
How is a food web different from a food chain[f]? [pic 5]
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Food Chain (Simplified):
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm
What does each food chain begin with? How is it related to plants? [pic 6]
Complete both the Northern and Forest food chains. Draw them below.
Northern Food Chain [pic 7]
Forest Food Chain[pic 8]
Food Web Activity:
Go to the following website and complete the food web:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/line_experiment14.swf
Draw the completed food web below.[pic 9]
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