food chains (ecology)

Discusses the plants and animals of the temperate forest biome, including their roles in the food chain.

Discusses the plants and animals of the taiga biome, including their roles in the food chain.

Discusses the plants and animals of the grassland biome, including their roles in the food chain.

Discusses the plants and animals of the desert biome, including their roles in the food chain.

Introduces the concepts of food chains and webs, including the basic principles of energy needs of living things and how those needs are met. A quiz is included at the end of the video.

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in tide pool food chains and how these chains form a tide pool food web.

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in pond food chains and how these chains form a pond food web.

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in desert food chains and how these chains form a desert food web.

Every backyard is its own habitat for many different living things. Readers learn how these living things are connected as they pass energy to one another. Plants, insects, mammals, and other creatures are linked through backyard food chains, and, as readers will see, these food chains come together to form a large backyard food web. A helpful food web diagram is presented alongside engaging text and fact boxes. Readers see even the tiniest backyard critters up close through colorful, detailed photographs.

Looks at some of the violent, strange, and extraordinary eating habits of animals in habitats all around the world.