Nature & science · Age 8 · Ecosystems Basics & Human Impact
The Balance of Nature
Learn why every organism in a food chain matters and what can go wrong when one disappears.
Module
Ecosystems Basics & Human Impact
Age
Age 8
Duration
8 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
If there were no plants in an ecosystem, what would happen first?
Question 2
Multiple choice
What is the word scientists use to describe how living things in an ecosystem depend on each other?
Question 3
Multiple choice
A farmer uses chemicals that kill all the insects. What might happen next?
Question 4
True or false
In a healthy ecosystem, the number of producers, herbivores, and carnivores stays roughly balanced.
Question 5
Matching
Match each situation to what it tells us about food chains.