Name: _______________________________________________ Period: ____________
ENERGY FLOW WEBQUEST
Create Your Own Food Web
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/line_experiment14.swf
Link all organisms together into a proper food web.
Which trophic levels does the lizard hold? _________________________________________________________
Which trophic levels does the bird hold? __________________________________________________________
Which trophic level does the plant represent? ______________________________________________________
Which trophic levels does the Jaguar hold? ________________________________________________________
COOL Projects Food Web Game
http://www.blue-iceberg.net/rutgersfoodweb/frameset.html
When the page loads, please enter your first and last name and what hour you have for your class. Try to score
as close to 100 points as possible!
Which organisms were found in the lowest trophic level?
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Which organisms were found in the 3rd trophic level?
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Why do you believe there are only 3 top level consumers?
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What was your total score? ____________________________
Energy Pyramids in Biology http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.html
Pick one of the ecological pyramids represented in the animation and watch and read the information provided.
What do energy pyramids show?
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What do the layers of an energy pyramid represent?
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What are the producers, herbivores and carnivores in your chosen energy pyramid?
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Energy Flow in Ecosystems http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_int_energyflow/
How much energy from the sun actually reaches the corn? __________________________________________
What does the energy from the sun get used for in the corn?
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What percent of the sun’s energy get transferred to other organisms? __________________________________
Describe the energy flow in this example.
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