Food Chains Flashcards
1
Q
How would it affect the number of foxes if farmers spray their crops with chemicals to kill insects and weeds?Explain
A
There would be less partridges for the foxes to eat, foxes would decrease as some would die because of the lack of food
2
Q
Why do partridges need to lay a lot of eggs?
A
They need to keep the population of partridges the same and some would get eaten so you need a lot
3
Q
Give two reasons why there would be an increase in the number of partridges if farmers left a strip of land around the edge of a field which they do NOT spray with chemicals?
A
- Partridges will be able to eat the insects and weeds
2. More plants will grow because they are not being sprayed so the there would be more food for more partridges to eat
4
Q
Give an example of a food chain
A
Plant—>Partridge—>Fox
