Food Chain Assessment Activities 4th 5th 6th Year

Even though students don't like it very much, bimonthly assessments are essential in any discipline. Teachers need to monitor their students' development in the classroom. With this in mind, we selected some assessment activities on the food chain. Teachers can take advantage of each of them and apply them in the classroom.

Producers, consumers and decomposers

When animals feed on plants, they consume the energy they need to survive. Energy passes from plants to herbivorous animals, and from herbivores to carnivorous animals.

Plants, unicellular algae and certain bacteria produce their own food through photosynthesis, which is why they are called producers.

Some animals do not produce their own food, these are called consumers.

The consuming animals can be:

• Herbivores: eat only vegetables;
• Carnivores: eat only other animals;
• Omnivores: eat both animals and vegetables.

There are fungi and bacteria that decompose dead plants and animals, they are called decomposers.

The food chain works as follows:

PRODUCERS (plants)

CONSUMER DECOMPOSERS (herbivores)

CONSUMERS (carnivores)

QUESTIONS

1. What is the food chain?

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1. What are animals that feed on animals and vegetables called?

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1. What are the beings that produce their own food called?

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1. Bacteria and fungi are categorized as?

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1. Explain the importance of decomposers in nature?

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1. Explain the function and build a food chain with the following beings: grasshopper, grass, snakes, frogs, bacteria and eagles.

Another very interesting tip, which many teachers already use, is to apply a test before the assessment. This allows students to prepare for exams and know how it will work. Many teachers even pass a test in the same form as the assessment. For example: Three multiple-choice and two discursive questions. This can be a good idea for students to learn even more.

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