Food Chain Doc

Ecosystems: Webquest 1

Animal Adaptations:

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm^[a]

1. What is an Adaptation^[b]? [pic 1]

1. 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

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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