WHO EATS WHO
Name:
Species exist in an ecosystem within a specific niche. There are three essential parts
of a niche that an organism needs. What are they?
Provide a definition for the following terms:
Herbivore:
Carnivore:
Omnivore:
Detritivore:
Choose a food chain from one of the worlds you saw today and complete the following table.
WORLD CHOSEN:
TYPE OF ORGANISM
(EG: HERBIVORE, CARNIVORE,
OMNIVORE, DETRITIVORE,
PRODUCER, CONSUMER)
EXAMPLES OF
ANIMALS SEEN TODAY
FIRST
TROPHIC LEVEL
SECOND
TROPHIC LEVEL
THIRD
TROPHIC LEVEL
FOURTH
TROPHIC LEVEL
Describe the role a decomposer and a detritivore plays in a food web.
Construct a flow chart that demonstrates the relationship between producers,
consumers and decomposers.
What is a symbiotic relationship?
Complete the diagram below to compare commensalism and mutualism, using examples
you have seen today at the Aquarium.
COMMENSALISM
BOTH
MUTUALISM
Suggest adaptations that may assist predators obtaining food and prey avoiding
being eaten.
ADAPTATIONS TO FIND FOOD
ADAPTATIONS TO AVOID BEING EATEN