Ecosystems and Food Webs
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Objective
I can construct a food web to illustrate the flow of energy through different trophic levels in an ecosystem.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
FuseSchool - Global Education · 2:55
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
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Define "trophic level" and give an example of an organism from the video that occupies each of the following trophic levels: producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer.
Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web. Why are food webs a more accurate representation of energy flow in an ecosystem?
Part 3 of 3
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“Construct a food web using the following organisms: grass, rabbit, snake, hawk, and sun. Indicate the direction of energy flow with arrows. Create a food web that includes these organisms: algae, zooplankton, small fish, large fish, and decomposers. Show the energy flow between them using arrows. ”
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