No. of units No. units remaining & passed on to next trophic level No. No. No. Mean no. individual received units units units s in each from used/in used in available per trophic trophic dividual trophic individual in Trophic Levels level level above (Resp) level trophic level SUN +E = 6 1) Plants 30 2 2) Grasshopper 19 2 B) Frog 12 2

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When hunting disrupts balance in the food chain by removing all owls, there will be no predators on snakes, leading to their increase in numbers.  Considering the scenario where the number of lost owls (4) is replaced by snakes, compute for energy units following the table in no. 1 (Sun + E = 6) and answer the following questions:

No. of units
No. units
remaining &
passed on to
next trophic
No.
No.
No.
Mean no.
individual
received
units
units
units
s in each
trophic
level
from
used/in
used in
available per
trophic
level
trophic
dividual
individual in
Trophic Levels
level above
(Resp)
level
trophic level
SUN +E = 6
4) Plants
30
2
2) Grasshopper
19
2
B) Frog
12
4) Snake
8 + 4 = 12
5) Owl
2.
Transcribed Image Text:No. of units No. units remaining & passed on to next trophic No. No. No. Mean no. individual received units units units s in each trophic level from used/in used in available per trophic level trophic dividual individual in Trophic Levels level above (Resp) level trophic level SUN +E = 6 4) Plants 30 2 2) Grasshopper 19 2 B) Frog 12 4) Snake 8 + 4 = 12 5) Owl 2.
gnes OWL
SNAKE
Tetiary consune
FROG
seonday orcumer
GRASS HOPPER
Primary Con fumer
lost
tran iemed
PLANT
Produer
Transcribed Image Text:gnes OWL SNAKE Tetiary consune FROG seonday orcumer GRASS HOPPER Primary Con fumer lost tran iemed PLANT Produer
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