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Food Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of Biodiversity Instructional VideoFood Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of Biodiversity Instructional Video
Publisher
Amoeba Sisters
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7th - 12th
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Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:49
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10 mins
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2015
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Food Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of Biodiversity

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How come we don't eat worms, but we eat fish that eat worms? A video features the food chain and explains why a food web is a better explanation for biodiversity. It includes explanations of producers, autotrophs, consumers, heterotrophs, decomposers, and the energy pyramid. 

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Concepts

food webs, the energy pyramid, biodiversity, food chains, producers, autotrophs, consumers, heterotrophs, decomposers

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • The publisher's website offers worksheets that align with the video
  • Have students draw a food chain from your local environment

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  • Video requires no prior knowledge
  • The thirtieth video in a series of 33
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

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  • The video creators monitor the comment section for foul language

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