Food webs in a meadow

In the picture

1. 1A bee on a bean flower: it carries pollen from wildflowers to crop flowers.
2. 2A rabbit by a grass tuft: it eats meadow plants.
3. 3A caterpillar on an oak leaf: it feeds on leaves.
4. 4A blue tit with a caterpillar: it eats insects.
5. 5A hawk above the meadow: it hunts smaller birds.

Examples

• A garden spider catching flies in its web.
• Bees pollinating apple blossoms so fruit can form.

Quiz: Food webs in a meadow (Age 14)

1. 1

   According to the card, how are producers and consumers linked in a food web?

   • Consumers are eaten by producers, and producers are not eaten by consumers.
   • Producers are eaten by consumers, but consumers are never eaten by other consumers.
   • Producers are eaten by consumers, and consumers can be eaten by other consumers.
2. 2

   What do pollinating insects such as bees do between wild flowers and crop flowers?

   • They carry seeds from crop flowers to wild flowers.
   • They move pollen from one flower to another.
   • They eat the flowers in both habitats.
3. 3

   Which of these is an example of a consumer eating another consumer?

   • A blue tit eats a caterpillar.
   • A bee moves pollen between flowers.
   • A rabbit eats meadow plants.

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