(50 points+branliest for answering all!) Modeling a Food Web
Part A
Begin by selecting a freshwater or marine aquatic ecosystem as a model for your food web. Be specific. Choose a specific lake. Or, if you choose an ocean ecosystem, identify its geographical area and depth. Keep in mind that deep-sea organisms live in a completely different environment than surface aquatic organisms.
Next, conduct research on the following conditions in the ecosystem you chose. They influence the types of organisms that can live there.
geographical features
temperature
depth/light availability
salinity
pH
unique features that contribute to the ecosystem, such as other bodies of water that connect to it, unusual chemistry, and climate
Using the information you gathered, write a paragraph that describes conditions in the ecosystem.
Part B
Now conduct research on the types of organisms that live in the ecosystem you chose. Note that quaternary consumers and even tertiary consumers can include land animals that rely on the animals in the aquatic ecosystem for food. Collect information based on these guidelines:
Part C
Producers: Identify 2-3 species.
Primary (or first-level) consumers: Identify 2-3 species.
Secondary (or second-level) consumers: Identify 2-3 species.
Tertiary (or third-level) consumers: Identify 2-3 species.
Quaternary (or fourth-level) consumers: Identify 1-2 species.
Write down the species you’ve identified for each consumer level in the ecosystem.
Using the organisms you identified in part B, create a food web for the ecosystem you chose. Use this sample food web for reference, although your food web will contain fewer organisms. Note that your food web does not have to include images, but you may include them if you choose. However, be sure to include arrows to indicate the direction of energy flow in your food web. Design your food web using any method listed below:
Part D
Use drawing or flowchart-building tools in a word-processing program.
Hand draw your food web, and then take a picture of it.
Use a graphic-design program.
Using the Insert Image button, insert an image of your food web in the answer space.
Changes in ecosystems can be attributed to natural causes, such as natural disasters, seasonal variations in climate, currents, and tidal activity. Many of these changes can affect the amount of food resources available in an ecosystem. Research one natural change that currently affects or could affect the aquatic ecosystem you chose. Use your food web model to explain how this change can affect the competition of food resources in your aquatic ecosystem.
Part E
In addition to natural factors, human activity can also alter ecosystems. Conduct research on a human activity that currently affects or can theoretically affect your chosen ecosystem. Use your food web model to explain how this change can affect the competition for food resources.
Answers
Answer:
Sorry I could find all the answers, but mine is about Lake Tahoe :)
Explanation:
FIRST QUESTION
Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful lakes known in the United States. It's also know for inspiring one of Bob Ross' paintings. The lake dark blue crystling water is surrounded by huge mountains and tall trees. The water tempature ranges differently throughout the year. On average, in the winter and spring the water is near 44 degrees fahrenheit. During the summer it ranges around 63 degrees fahrenheit and in Fall it ranges around 58 degrees fahrenheit. Tahoes max depth is 1,644 feet which is about 0.31 miles. The salinity is about 0.5 parts per thousand and the pH is 7.0 TO 8.5.
SECOND QUESTION:
Some producers in Lake Tahoe include; alder , aspen and sugar pines. An example of Lake Tahoes primary consumers may include; ducks and crayfish. Examples of secondary consumers are bears, and snakes. Some teriary consumers that Tahoe gives are sharks and snakes. Lake Tahoe also has mountian lions which are quaternary consumers.
Explanation:
PART A
Typically, freshwater habitats are less than 1 percent salt. Marine life, however, has to be adapted to living in a habitat with a high concentration of salt. Freshwater habitats include ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams, while marine habitats include the ocean and salty seas.
PART B
Ecosystems -- biological communities -- include living organisms like animals, plants, insects and bacteria, as well as nonliving components like rocks, soil, water and sunlight
PART C
Plants and algae make their own food and are called producers. Level 2: Herbivores eat plants and are called primary consumers. Level 3: Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers. Level 4: Carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers.
PART D
Making a food web is a fantastic method to learn more about how creatures and animals thrive in their natural environments. A food web, as opposed to a food chain, depicts how ecosystems work in a more visual manner, with various creatures related to one another. Write down the primary producers, herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores for the specified ecosystem to form a food web. Connect them with arrows that depict both the predator and the prey.
PART E
Impacts from human activity on land and in the water can influence ecosystems profoundly. Climate change, ocean acidification, permafrost melting, habitat loss, eutrophication, stormwater runoff, air pollution, contaminants, and invasive species are among many problems facing ecosystems.
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