Food Webs & Interdependence
Construct and interpret food webs showing the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, explaining how a change in one population affects others
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If your child was shown a diagram with lots of animals connected by arrows, could they explain what it means — tracing what eats what — and predict what would happen if one animal disappeared from the web?
Construct and interpret food webs showing the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, explaining how a change in one population affects others
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- Draws a food web from given data with arrows showing energy flow direction
- Predicts how the population of one species would change if another species increased or decreased
- Distinguishes a food web from a food chain and explains why webs are more realistic
- Identifies producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and apex predators
“If your child was shown a diagram with lots of animals connected by arrows, could they explain what it means — tracing what eats what — and predict what would happen if one animal disappeared from the web?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Ecosystems & Habitats
- Age range
- Ages 11–12
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