Ecology & Environment
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Ecosystems and food chains
Build the core idea from scratch with gentle steps and lots of hints.
Combined Science · Beginner
5
questions · ~4 min · 3 hints each (−5 pts)
Confidence tracking, 3-tier hints and instant feedback.
What you'll learn
Each question helps you build key knowledge and skills.
- 1A habitat is the place where an organism lives, and a population is all the members of one species living there.
- 2A community is all the different populations living and interacting in a habitat, and an ecosystem is the community plus the non-living surroundings.
- 3Producers (usually green plants) make their own food using sunlight, and consumers eat other organisms to get energy.
- 4A food chain shows the flow of energy, with arrows pointing from what is eaten to what eats it, and predators hunt prey for food.
Question mix
A mix of question types to build your skills.
- Short answer×1
- Multiple choice×2
- True / False×1
- Fill the gap×1
Different question types help you think in different ways.
How it works
A simple 3-step process
- 1
Rate your confidence
Tell us how sure you feel before answering. It helps us understand your starting point.
- 2
Use hints if stuck
Get up to 3 helpful hints per question. Each hint costs 5 Treasure Points.
- 3
See what went wrong
Get instant feedback with clear explanations, so you can learn and improve.
Ready when you are
This takes about 4 minutes.

