Starter quiz
- What is a habitat?
- a type of food that animals eat
- an animal that is eaten by other animals
- a place where plants and animals live ✓
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- Which of these statements is true?
- A food chain always starts with an animal.
- A food chain always starts with a plant. ✓
- A plant in a food chain is called a producer. ✓
- A plant in a food chain is called a consumer.
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- A robin eating a worm is an example of ...
- prey eating a predator.
- a predator eating prey. ✓
- a producer eating a consumer.
- a consumer eating a producer.
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- A sheep eating some grass is an example of ...
- a predator eating prey.
- prey eating a predator.
- a producer eating a consumer.
- a consumer eating a producer. ✓
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- Changes in food chains can lead to plants and animals dying out completely. This is known as becoming ...
- endangered.
- predators.
- extinct. ✓
- consumers.
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- Red pandas are at risk of becoming extinct. Which word do we use to describe plants or animals that are at risk of becoming extinct?
- 'endangered' ✓
Exit quiz
- If a plant or animal in a food chain is in danger ...
- it is extinct.
- there are plenty of them.
- it could be at risk of harm or death. ✓
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- If an animal or plant is extinct ...
- there are many of them that are alive.
- there are only a few of them still living.
- there are no more living on Earth. ✓
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- What is the name for the place where a plant or animal lives?
- 'habitat' ✓
- How can humans cause the habitats of plants and animals to change?
- by hunting animals ✓
- by observing animals
- by recording types of plants
- by cutting down trees ✓
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- When habitats change ...
- the number of plants and animals living there may also change. ✓
- only the number of plants living there may also change.
- only the number of animals living there may also change.
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- Izzy's mum collects snails and removes them from the garden. What impact could this have on a food chain in this habitat?
- There will be more food for animals that eat snails.
- There will be less food for animals that eat snails. ✓
- There will be more leaves and bark because there are less snails eating them. ✓
- There will be less leaves and bark because there are more snails eating them.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Some plants and animals in different food chains are in danger.
- Humans can cause the habitats of plants and animals to change by cutting down trees or hunting.
- When habitats change, the number of plants and animals living there may also change.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that different parts of a food chain are independent of each other and are not impacted by changes elsewhere in the food chain.
Clear explanation of how each part of a food chain is linked to other parts of the chain and how even small changes can have a big impact throughout a food chain.
Keywords
Danger - Danger is the possibility of death or harm to something.
Extinct - Animals or plants that have died out completely are extinct.
Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Impact - The impact of something is the effect it has.
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