The Never-Ending Game: Predators and Prey

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Grade: 5

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Imagine you're in the heart of a jungle, watching the never-ending game of hide and seek. This game is called the circle of life, and it involves predators and their prey. A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals, while the prey is the animal that gets eaten. For example, a lion is a predator, and a zebra is its prey. The predator-prey relationship is a key part of the food chain, where energy is transferred from plants to herbivores, and then to carnivores. For instance, grass, a zebra’s meal, gets its energy from the sun. When a lion, the predator, eats the zebra, that energy is passed on. This delicate balance is important for the health of our ecosystems. If any link in this chain is disrupted, it can cause a domino effect, impacting all animals and plants.

Question 1

What is a predator in the context of a food chain?

An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals

An animal that hunts and eats other animals

Explanation. In the context of a food chain, a predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

A plant that gets its energy from the sun

An animal that only eats plants

An animal that only eats meat

Question 2

What happens when a link in the food chain is disrupted?

It causes a domino effect, impacting all animals and plants

Explanation. A disruption in any link of the food chain can cause a domino effect, impacting all animals and plants in the ecosystem.

It has no effect on the ecosystem

It only impacts the animals directly involved

It leads to an increase in the number of predators

It leads to a decrease in the number of prey

Question 3

What does 'circle of life' refer to in the context of the text?

A game of hide and seek

The life cycle of a single animal

The relationship between predators and their prey

Explanation. 'Circle of life' in this context refers to the ongoing relationship between predators and their prey, forming a cycle of life and death in the ecosystem.

The energy transfer from the sun to plants

The energy transfer from plants to herbivores

Question 4

Which of the following best represents the transfer of energy in a food chain?

Sun - Grass - Zebra - Lion

Explanation. The energy in a food chain flows from the sun to plants (like grass), which are eaten by herbivores (like zebras) and then to carnivores (like lions).