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Minibeasts in the food chain

Science · Insects & Minibeasts · ages 5-7
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  1. What eats the caterpillar in this same food chain?

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    • The leaf
    • The bird
    • The caterpillar

  2. In this food chain, what eats the leaf?

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    • The caterpillar
    • The bird
    • Another leaf

  3. True or false: minibeasts always eat, but nothing ever eats them.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What does a caterpillar eat?

    • Leaves
    • Aphids
    • Small birds

  5. What does a ladybird eat?

    • Big leaves
    • Other birds
    • Aphids

  6. A caterpillar eats a leaf. Then a bird eats the caterpillar. What gets eaten first?

    • The caterpillar
    • The leaf
    • The bird

  7. Sam says, 'The caterpillar eats the bird.' What is wrong with that?

    • It should be the bird that eats the caterpillar
    • Caterpillars do not eat anything
    • Nothing, Sam is right

  8. Which of these shows a real food chain?

    • Bird, then caterpillar, then leaf
    • Caterpillar, then bird, then leaf
    • Leaf, then caterpillar, then bird
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  1. The bird · The bird eats the caterpillar next in the chain.
  2. The caterpillar · The caterpillar eats the leaf first in this chain.
  3. False · Many minibeasts get eaten by bigger animals, like birds.
  4. Leaves · Caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.
  5. Aphids · Ladybirds hunt and eat tiny aphids on plants.
  6. The leaf · The leaf is eaten first, by the caterpillar.
  7. It should be the bird that eats the caterpillar · In this chain, the bigger bird eats the caterpillar, not the other way round.
  8. Leaf, then caterpillar, then bird · Food goes from plant to small minibeast to bigger animal, not backwards.
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