Name:____________________________
Food Web Puzzle Station
Directions: Use the information in the chart below to place each organism (left column) into its appropriate spot on the
food web. Make sure that you use pencil so that you can correct mistakes! At the end of each row, indicate how the
organism is classified (Producer, Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore). When you have finished, answer the question at the
bottom of the page.
Organism
Algae
Birds
Blue Whales
Large Fish
Killer Whales
Krill
Seals
Smaller Fish
Prey/Food
-Krill, Little Fish
Algae, Krill
Algae, Krill, Little Fish
Blue Whales, Fish, Birds, Seals
Algae
Large Fish, Birds
Algae
Predators
Large Fish, Small Fish, Krill
Seals, Killer Whales
Killer Whales
Seals, Killer Whales
-All Fish, Blue Whales, Birds
Killer Whales
Large Fish, Birds
Trophic Level
Question: What is the difference between a food web (shown above!) and a food chain? What are the
advantages/disadvantages to each?