Chester Zoo Science Worksheets: Food Chains
Part of the Heart of Africa collection!Predators and prey. Producers and consumers. They're all part of food chains! With this worksheets, you'll get the opportunity to sort African savanna species into groups (producers, primary consumer, and secondary consumers) and learn a lot about interdependence along the way. The cards include amazing savanna species like:
- Aardvark
- Yellow mongoose
- Red spitting cobra
- Acacia tree
- And more!
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on food chains.
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Life in the savanna is all connected! Step into the African savanna with Chester Zoo and discover what happens when plants, herbivores, and predators all depend on one another to survive. Meet some of the animals that make this ecosystem their home and uncover the important role each plays in keeping the food web in balance.
Start by following energy as it moves through a food chain — from plants to the animals that eat them and on to predators. Then investigate what happens when one part of the chain changes. What might happen to the rest of the ecosystem if an animal disappears? And why are predators so important to a healthy savanna?
Use real African wildlife to explore these connections, build your own food chains, and think like a zoologist as you investigate the interdependence of life on the savanna. By the end, you'll see that in a healthy ecosystem, every living thing has a role to play.
Don't miss the food chain cards that go with this lesson!
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