Homework Booklet

8Eb – Ecological relationships

Name: ____________________________ Science set _____

Independent learning and useful websites

Independent research tasks Video clipshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zctkq6f - “why do we need biodiversity?”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z32r87h - why damaging ecosystems affects diversity of species

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdf6n39 - why Barn Owl numbers are in decline

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z9p2tfr - Food chains

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zymcd2p Habitats and ecosystems

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zxhhvcw/resources/3 - maths and pesticides

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zdsjxnb - monitoring the population of snow leopards

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zb2r87h - predator prey relationships

More about wildlifehttp://www.bbc.com/earth/uk/sections/british-wildlife

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/humanplanetexplorer/environments

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qgm3 - Spring watch

Interactivehttp://www.iknowthat.com/ScienceIllustrations/foodchains/science_desk.swf

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/food-chains.html

Revision:http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/revision - Food chains

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/revision/2 - Pyramids of number

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/revision/3 - Food webs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/revision/4 - Changes to food webs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/revision/5 - Toxins in the food chain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/activity - Watch this Podcast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zq4wjxs/test - try this test

8Eb MAC – Feeding relationships (p1)

Answers….

a) ____________ b) ____________

c) _______ d) _______

e) ____________________________________________________________________________

f) ____________________________________________________________________________

g) ____________________________________________________________________________

8Eb MAC – Feeding relationships (p2)

Questions1. What are the producers? ___________2. Which animals are herbivores? ________________3. Draw a pyramid of biomass on the graph paper below. Use

1 square to represent 5000 grams4. Why is it difficult to draw a pyramid of numbers? ___________________________________________________________5. What would happen to the pyramid of biomass if all plants in the area were used not just the grass? _________________

Revision Guide