Food Webs
Food Webs
Since animals require other organisms as a continual food source, they (we) are immeshed in a web of life.
Learning Objective: Map the nutrient cycling and energy flow through the trophic levels of a terrestrial and an aquatic food web.
Food webs start with an understanding of “who eats who,” and quickly reveals complexities, including energy loss and nutrient cycling.
We’ll start with the fundamentals of food webs.
Watch this video; you can select the closed captioning “cc” option if you would like to see the text.
This video is a demo of a basic food web.
Food web concepts can be applied to a variety of ecosystems, including deserts.
Another perspective on food webs, this time in the context of marine ecosystems.
The next section focuses on the largest group of animals, the herbivores.
Check your knowledge – Food Webs
Review your notes. Can you label energy flow and nutrient cycling on a variety of food webs? If so, move forward to the next page.
Learning Objective:
Map the nutrient cycling and energy flow through the trophic levels of a terrestrial and an aquatic food web.
Go back to the Water Management Page
Go forward to the Herbivory Page
Food Webs Contents
Complete all five of these sections before taking the quiz and submitting your media piece.
This Module
5: Why is it here?
This Guide
5A: Food Webs
Products Information
5A: Quiz & Media
