Food Webs & Energy Flow

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Food Webs & Energy Flow

Canopy Network Bridge

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Linkling — Food Webs & Energy Flow Canopy Network Bridge

Hi!

I'm Linkling.

Welcome to Canopy Network Bridge!

Will you help me investigate food webs & energy flow?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Food webs show feeding connections and energy transfer.

Producers use sunlight;

consumers get food by eating organisms.

Which direction should a food arrow point?

  • A. Always toward the producer
  • B. Toward the map title
  • C. Toward the eater

The answer is C: Toward the eater

Arrows point from food to eater.

Multiple routes can support a consumer, and shared food sources connect populations.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

Arrows point from food to eater.

Multiple routes can support a consumer, and shared food sources connect populations.

What gives birds energy in the supplied web?

  • A. Only soil swallowed directly
  • B. Insects and fruits
  • C. Only sunlight directly

The answer is B: Insects and fruits

Our canopy web shows leaves feeding insects, insects feeding birds,

and fruits also feeding birds.

Both plant-insect-bird and plant-fruit-bird routes matter in the model.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our canopy web shows leaves feeding insects, insects feeding birds,

and fruits also feeding birds.

Both plant-insect-bird and plant-fruit-bird routes matter in the model.

Why trace two routes?

  • A. The birds have multiple listed food sources
  • B. Every web must be a single line
  • C. To erase the insects

The answer is A: The birds have multiple listed food sources

Arrows point from food to eater.

Multiple routes can support a consumer, and shared food sources connect populations.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Food webs show feeding connections and energy transfer.

Arrows point from food to eater.

Our canopy web shows leaves feeding insects, insects feeding birds,

and fruits also feeding birds.

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