Food WEbs

Flow of energy in a food web Click on the blue circle and fill in the missing information with the role each plays in the food web. (Use one of the following words: herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, decomposer.) Do NOT use capital letters. Use what is actually in the food web, not what you have previously known of the organism. carnivore carnivore decomposer herbivore Why is the circle with decomposers shown without an arrow? Decomposers are the top consumers of all food webs Decomposers become part of the food web at any level when an organism dies Decomposers make their own food using sunlight and carbon dioxide Decomposers are a special type of carnivore Which organism is prey for the greatest variety of predators? lynx bear mouse rabbit If the fox were to eat a mouse, what would need to be added to this food web diagram? an arrow from the mouse to the fox an arrow from the fox to the mouse an arrow from the producer directly to the fox no change would be needed What is my role? Use the picture of the food web to sort the following organisms. For each organism, decide what role it plays in the food web. Click on the organism and then select the correct category. Omnivore eats both plants and animals cod krill Carnivore meat eaters penguin killer whale Herbivore eats only plants Producers make their own food phytoplankton Match It Up! Match the word to the definition! Herbivore Eats plants Carnivore Eats Meat Omnivore Eats Meat and Plants Producers Plants (Create energy within themselves) Sun Source of Energy The sun should always begin a food web or food chain no matter what. True False