Pond - Life Food Web

Series: Bio-Science Series

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1976

Creator: Natl Geographic Society / Educational Services

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 6May76 · MP29566 (Jul-Dec 1976) Copyright holder: National Geographic Society Production company: Oxford Scientific Films, Ltd

Description: Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing some of the ways in which they relate to one another. Shows several food chains that are part of a pond's intricate food web, beginning with the countless tiny organisms that form the first link, absorbing the sun's energy and using it to produce plant tissue. Shows that the concept of a food web describes conditions in the pond better than that of a food chain, since numerous food chains exist and overlap. , Also issued as videocassette Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing their interrelationships, including the complex pattern of food chains within the pond

Complete Record: Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing some of the ways in which they relate to one another. Shows several food chains that are part of a pond's intricate food web, beginning with the countless tiny organisms that form the first link, absorbing the sun's energy and using it to produce plant tissue. Shows that the concept of a food web describes conditions in the pond better than that of a food chain, since numerous food chains exist and overlap. , Also issued as videocassette Examines the microscopic world of a pond, identifying its inhabitants and observing their interrelationships, including the complex pattern of food chains within the pondNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.