Food Chains & Webs
List 3 Apex Predators
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What is the difference between predator and prey?
Predator hunts and consumes
Prey is hunted and consumed
What does the Kingdom Animalia refer to?
Animals
What is bycatch?
Bycatch is unwanted species caught during the fishing process
Name 2 fruits that start with the letter m
Mango
Mandarin
Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web
A food chain shows one line of energy flow. The food web shows the multiple prey and predator relationships.
What is the difference between an invasive species and an introduced species?
Introduced is brought from another country. Invasive is a species that causes harm to existing species
Name 3 features of reptiles
Skin
Cold Blooded
Lay eggs
Coral Bleaching is caused by
Temperature increase of the oceans
What position on the NRL ladder did the Broncos finish in 2023?
2nd
What percentage of energy is transferred to the predator after the prey is consumed?
10%
Describe a trend you would usually see in a predator vs prey relationship
As the predator population increases, shortly after, the prey population decreases due to over hunting. Eventually the predator population will decreases due to a lack of food source, then the prey population will increase.
How can overfishing impact specifically on species reproduction?
Overfishing can remove young marine species before they have the chance to reproduce which means their population may not have the chance to increase.
What percentage of marine species are overfished?
31%
Who is the richest person in the world currently (2024)
Elon Musk
Energy is received from the sun as _______ and _________
heat and light
Provide an example of Parasitism
Fleas or Worms on a dog or cat
Provide 3 reasons why Humans fit into the Kingdom Animalia
Have hair or fur
Warm blooded
Give birth to live young
The Patagonian Tooth Fish has been renamed as (blank) to make it more appealing to consumers.
Chilean Sea Bass
What year was the first Playstation console released?
1994
List 5 ways biodiversity can be reduced in an food chain or food web
Deforestation
Fires
Global Warming
Hunting
Introduced Species
What is a ‘mutualism’ relationship?
When both living things benefit from the relationship. Eg Acacia Tree and Acacia Ant
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Biotic are living factors
Abiotic are non-living factors
What percentage of fish are being caught at an unsustainable rate (Fished to the Max)?
58%
What is the current men’s 100m sprint world record?
9.58 seconds