ScienceYears 10–11Biology — Ecology
Ecology
Describe ecosystems, food chains, adaptation, biodiversity, human impacts on the environment and sustainability
What you'll learn
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Think of an ecosystem like a giant pizza 🍕 — every living thing (plants, animals) and non-living thing (sun, soil) is a slice that depends on the others.
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What does ecology study?
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Build a simple food chain by dragging the organisms into the right order.
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Let's build a food chain together: grass → rabbit → fox.
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Now build your own food chain: producer → primary consumer → secondary consumer.
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In a food chain, what is a producer?
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What happens if you remove the rabbit from this chain: grass → rabbit → fox?
Practise Ecology with Whizlo
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