Design a logical food-web model of the living things in a typical deciduous forest. Producers should form the bottom of the web, with primary consumers and secondary consumers in the middle of the web, and tertiary consumers at the top of the web. Detritivores can be found throughout the web. Draw lines between the organisms that directly interact with each other. Organisms may have more than one line drawn from them or to them. In your model, include the sun, and illustrate how heat is lost as energy transfers from one trophic level to the next.

Design a logical food-web model of the living things in a typical deciduous forest. Producers should form the bottom of the web, with primary consumers and secondary consumers in the middle of the web, and tertiary consumers at the top of the web. Detritivores can be found throughout the web. Draw lines between the organisms that directly interact with each other. Organisms may have more than one line drawn from them or to them. In your model, include the sun, and illustrate how heat is lost as energy transfers from one trophic level to the next.

Human Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305112100

Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

Chapter24: Principles Of Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2SQ

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