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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. 1

    Rate your confidence

    Tell us how sure you feel before answering. It helps us understand your starting point.

  2. 2

    Use hints if stuck

    Get up to 3 helpful hints per question. Each hint costs 5 Treasure Points.

  3. 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.