Predator-Prey Relationships Slides & Worksheets

 

This is a helpful learning tool, aligned with the Australian Curriculum for Year 4 students who are completing the Science unit Biological Sciences (ACSSU073) with a focus on predator-prey relationships. The 20 informational slides provide learners with knowledge that can be applied to the 4 worksheets that are included.

 

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Students will learn about:

  • Different types of predators and prey
  • How predators and prey play an important role in the food chain
  • How predators and prey have adapted and evolved over time
  • Food chains and food webs
  • The impact of endangerment and extinction
  • How plants can be both plants and predators
  • How some relationships can be mutually beneficial and others are competitive

 

Information covered in the informational slides:

  • What is a predator and prey?
  • Predator-prey scenarios
  • Predator-prey adaptations and evolution
  • Food chains
  • Food webs
  • What happens when species in a food chain goes extinct?
  • The grey wolf- disrupted and damaged food chains
  • How predator-prey relationships affect population
  • Plants as prey and predators
  • The Venus fly trap – plants as predators
  • Mutually beneficial relationships
  • Competitive relationships
  • Vocabulary definitions at the end of the slides

 

This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about the life cycles of animals and plants.

 

An answer key is included for easy marking!

 

Worksheet 1: Predators and Prey Close Passage

Worksheet 2: Food Chains Cut and Paste Activity

Worksheet 3: Predator-Prey Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions

Worksheet 4: Mutually Beneficial Relationships and Competitive Relationships Draw and Caption Task

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