Impacts on Food Webs

This lesson looks at how changes in the environment can affect different organisms within a food web, including the process of bioaccumulation.

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Q1.What is decompostion?

Absorbing nutrients from the environment Break down of dead matter Breaking down using heat Process of releasing energy

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Q2.What is the role of the detritivores?

Break down dead material into smaller pieces Photosynthesise to make their own food Release mineral ions back into environment Slow down the rate of decomposition

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Q3.Which of the following is an example of a microbe?

Slug Worm Fungi Woodlice

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Q4.Which factor does not affect the rate of decay?

Oxygen levels Carbon dioxide levels Temperature Water

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Q5.Which factor will kill the decomposers if it's too high?

Water Carbon dioxide levels Oxygen levels Temperature

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Q6.How does volume of water affect rate of decomposition?

As volume of water increases, the rate of decomposition increases and then decreases. As volume of water increases, the rate of decomposition remains constant. As volume of water increases, the rate of decomposition increases. As volume of water increases, the rate of decomposition decreases.

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Q7.Why do we wrap our food in cling film?

To keep the temperature cool To stop carbon dioxide getting in To keep the food moist To stop oxygen helping the decomposers respire and grow

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Q8.Which of the following statements best explains the design of a compost bin?

A light colour so that it can reflect heat to keep the contents cool Place the bin in a shaded area No holes to ensure oxygen can't get in A dark colour so that it can absorb heat to keep the contents warm

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Question 7

Question 8

Q1.What is decompostion?

Absorbing nutrients from the environment Break down of dead matter Breaking down using heat Process of releasing energy

1/8

Q2.What is the role of the detritivores?

Break down dead material into smaller pieces Photosynthesise to make their own food Release mineral ions back into environment Slow down the rate of decomposition

2/8

Q3.Which of the following is an example of a microbe?

Slug Worm Fungi Woodlice

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Q4.Which factor does not affect the rate of decay?

Oxygen levels Carbon dioxide levels Temperature Water

4/8

Q5.Which factor will kill the decomposers if it's too high?

Water Carbon dioxide levels Oxygen levels Temperature

5/8

Q6.How does volume of water affect rate of decomposition?

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Q7.Why do we wrap our food in cling film?

To keep the temperature cool To stop carbon dioxide getting in To keep the food moist To stop oxygen helping the decomposers respire and grow

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Q8.Which of the following statements best explains the design of a compost bin?

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Impacts on Food Webs

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Q1.What is the correct definition of interdependence?

When ones organism benefits from another organism When organisms depend on each other for resources When organisms are independent of other organisms for things When organisms compete with other organisms for things

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Q2.Which of the following is an example of interdependence?

Bees getting pollen from a flower Mosquito getting blood from a human Lions fighting for a piece of meat Barnacles growing on a whale's back

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Q3.What is an abiotic factor?

A non-living factor A living factor A live factor An unusual factor

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Q4.Which of the following is a biotic factor?

Soil pH Moisture levels Carbon dioxide levels New diseases

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Q5.Which of the following is NOT a human factor that can affect the population of an organism?

Chopping down forests Burning fossil fuels Hunting endangered species Visiting a zoo

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Q6.Foxes eat partridges. Partridges feed mainly on insects and wild plants (weeds). Some farmers spray their crops with chemicals to kill insects and weeds. How would this affect the number of foxes? Explain why.

Fewer foxes because there are fewer partridges to eat. More foxes because there are more partridges to eat. Fewer foxes because they all die of starvation. Fewer foxes because they have nothing to eat.

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Q7.Farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill unwanted weeds. What are these chemicals called?

Insecticides Herbicides Fertilisers Pesticides

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Q8.The chemical in the spray might also....

Kill plants Kill other animals Increase the number of different plants Help the plants grow

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Impacts on Food Webs

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Q1.What is the correct definition of interdependence?

1/8

Q2.Which of the following is an example of interdependence?

Bees getting pollen from a flower Mosquito getting blood from a human Lions fighting for a piece of meat Barnacles growing on a whale's back

2/8

Q3.What is an abiotic factor?

A non-living factor A living factor A live factor An unusual factor

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Q4.Which of the following is a biotic factor?

Soil pH Moisture levels Carbon dioxide levels New diseases

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Q5.Which of the following is NOT a human factor that can affect the population of an organism?

Chopping down forests Burning fossil fuels Hunting endangered species Visiting a zoo

5/8

Q6.Foxes eat partridges. Partridges feed mainly on insects and wild plants (weeds). Some farmers spray their crops with chemicals to kill insects and weeds. How would this affect the number of foxes? Explain why.

6/8

Q7.Farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill unwanted weeds. What are these chemicals called?

Insecticides Herbicides Fertilisers Pesticides

7/8

Q8.The chemical in the spray might also....

Kill plants Kill other animals Increase the number of different plants Help the plants grow

8/8

Lesson summary: Impacts on Food Webs

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