1. What is a Food Chain? 🍽️

In your own words, explain what a food chain is and why it's important in ecosystems.

2. Identify the Roles 🎭

Match the following terms with their definitions:

1. Producer
2. Primary Consumer
3. Secondary Consumer
4. Decomposer

Definitions:

1. ____ Organisms that eat primary consumers
2. ____ Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis
3. ____ Organisms that break down dead plants and animals
4. ____ Organisms that eat producers

3. Australian Food Chain 🇦🇺

Create a food chain using Australian flora and fauna. Fill in the boxes with appropriate organisms and draw arrows to show the flow of energy.

4. Ecosystem Balance ⚖️

Describe what might happen to your food chain if the primary consumer was removed. How would this affect the other organisms?

5. Human Impact 🏭

List two ways human activities might negatively impact food chains in Australian ecosystems:

1. ________________________________
2. ________________________________

6. Reflection 🤔

Why is it important to maintain biodiversity in ecosystems? How does this relate to food chains?