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Food Web IMPOSTER!

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COMBINED RATING

4.0 Stars

TEACHERS (28)

3.8

STUDENTS (13982)

4.2

LENGTH

15 Minutes

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Description

Some of these creatures are acting pretty sus... Use your knowledge of food webs to examine the actions of these creatures and figure out which ones are imposters. Once you've found an imposter...eject them from the Food Web Lab!

Vocabulary Words

energy

producer

primary consumer

decomposer

secondary consumer

tertiary consumer

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Food Webs in an Ecosystem. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Tertiary consumers are usually at the top of the food chain and consume secondary and primary consumers.

Primary consumers eat plants and are known are herbivores.

Photosynthesizing organisms are the foundation of virtually all food webs.

Food webs can show the flow of energy through a terrestrial ecosystem.

Decomposers break down dead or decaying organisms and return nutrients to soil.

Autotrophs, also known as producers, are organisms that can produce their own energy from the Sun through photosynthesis.

A food web is a diagram that shows the different paths along which energy can flow through through an ecosystem.

The primary source of energy on Earth's surface is sunlight.

Carbon cycles through living systems through the processes of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and decomposition.

Secondary consumers are usually smaller carnivores and omnivores that eat primary consumers.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is an organism that can make its own food? What is an example of an animal that eats other animals? What is an example of an animal that eats plants?

After the Game

What was an animal or plant that was a producer? What is the most important source of energy for all plants and animals? How does energy flows through a food web? Why is a decomposer important?