Form 1 Science Assignment 2 Name
Form 1 Science Assignment 2 Name
• Caterpillars eat oak leaves.• Owls eat blackbirds.• Blackbirds eat caterpillars.
(a)(i) Complete the food chain for these four living things.
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(c) There are no caterpillars on the oak tree in winter.Suggest a reason for this.
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(b) From the food web above, give the names of one predator and its prey.
o Predator __________________________
o prey of this predator _________________________________
(c) Why are the plants in the food web called producers?Tick the correct box.
(d) The drawing below shows how partridges sit close together and all
faceoutwards.Give one reason why sitting close together like this
helps the partridgesto survive.
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(e) Partridges lay their eggs in nests on the ground.
(i) The eggs are the same colour as the ground.Why can this help partridges to survive?
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(ii) Why could laying eggs on the ground result in fewer partridge chicks?
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