Interdependence of organisms
Interdependence of organisms
Learning objective
Items in this lesson
Interdependence of organisms
Learning objective
Link the terms to their definitions
A consumer that eats other animals
An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals.
Several connected food chains in an ecosystem
An organism that makes its own food
An organism that eats other organisms for energy.
An animal that eats plants
An animal that is hunted and eaten.
A diagram showing how energy moves between organisms.
A community of living organisms and their non-living environment interacting together.
Prey
Predator
Food web
Ecosystem
Food chain
Producer
Consumer
Carnivore
Herbivore
Learning objective
Success Criteria
I can identify trophic levels.
I can explain interdependence using key vocabulary.
I can predict ecosystem changes with reasoning.
Describe how organisms are linked in food webs.
Explain what animals and plants compete over.
Analyse how removing one species affects an ecosystem.
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Drag and Drop
Tertiary consumer
Secondary consumer
Primary consumer
Producer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Apex predator
From this food web, write down at least one food chain
What would happen to the number of foxes if the number of rabbits decrease? Explain why.
What would happen to the number of mice if the number of rabbits decrease? Explain why.
What would happen to the number of owls if the number of foxes increase? Explain why.
From your answers in the previous questions, how does the survival of animals rely on other animals?
Without using the word 'depends', write a definition of dependence
Now write a definition for interdependence
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What four things do animals compete over?
What things do plants compete over?
Past paper questions
Complete the past paper questions individually
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Question 1 - Mark scheme
Question 2 - Mark scheme
9TDS Group task - Interdependence scenarios
You are going to be put into groups. Each group will be given a scenario. You are to work together to complete the tasks on an A3 page.
We will either present our findings to the class at the end of the lesson or at the start of the next.
Below are the groups
Group 1 - Aston, Bella, Ruby Group 2 - Madison, Harley, Sienna
Group 3 - Gethin, Remy, Neveah Group 4 - Logan DP, Riley, Alisha
Group 5 - William, Poppy, Mila Group 6 - Logan D, Louie, Lily
Group 7 - Blake, Kian, Lexi Group 8 - Evan, Jaymie, Frankie
9ASD paired task - Interdependence scenarios
You are going to be put into pairs. Each pair will be given a scenario. You are to work together to complete the tasks on an A3 page.
We will either present our findings to the class at the end of the lesson or at the start of the next.
