Why is it dangerous when plastic enters the ocean for food chains?
Animals eat it and can get sick from it
The plastic dissolves and disappears
Plastic becomes food for fish
Plastic helps plants grow
What is characteristic of a key species in an ecosystem?
Its disappearance has major implications for other species
It is always the largest animal in the area
It only eats plants
It lives only at night
What characterises energy transfer between links in a food chain?
Only about 10% move on to the next link
All energy moves on to the next link
Exactly half move on to the next link
Instead, energy comes with each link
What role do fungi have in a food chain?
They break down dead plants and animals
They make their own food with sunlight
They hunt small animals
They only eat living plants
What is an invasive species in a food chain?
An animal that does not naturally belong in that area
An animal that got very old
An animal that is only active at night
An animal that is very small
Why are worms so important for soil?
They loosen the soil and feed it with their droppings
They eat all the harmful bacteria
They keep the ground dry
They keep plants from growing
What is the role of earthworms in a food chain?
They break down leaves and plant parts
They make their own food from sunlight
They hunt mice and other rodents
They only eat live plant roots
What do we call it when venom accumulates in the fat cells of predators?
Bioaccumulation
Photosynthesis
Metabolism
Osmosis
Create a food chains treasure hunt for Ages 11-12