Food Web Basics

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Food Web Basics
T. Trimpe 2008 http//sciencespot.net/
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Answer these questions about food webs. 1. What
provides the energy for all the earths food
webs? 2. Classify each organism as a producer
(P), consumer (C), or decomposer (D). _____
Grass _____ Zooplankton _____ Insect _____
Hawk _____ Bacteria _____ Phytoplankton 3.
Where is the most energy available in the energy
pyramid diagram? 4. What is the second-level
consumer in the energypyramid diagram?
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The answers are 1. What provides the energy for
all the earths food webs? 2. Classify each
organism as a producer (P), consumer (C), or
decomposer (D). _____ Grass _____
Zooplankton _____ Insect _____ Hawk _____
Bacteria _____ Phytoplankton 3. Where is the
most energy available in the energy pyramid
diagram? 4. What is the second-level consumer in
the energypyramid diagram?
Sun
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C
C
P
C
D
Bottom level
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