T. Trimpe 2008
http://sciencespot.net/
http://www.mos.org/oceans/graphics/life/foodchain.jpg
Use the food web to
answer these questions.
1. What is the producer?
2. Name one organism
that is an herbivore.
3. Name one organism
that is an omnivore.
4. Name one organism
that is a carnivore.
5. What would happen to
the minnow population
if the grey heron were
removed?
http://www.planetarkive.org/topics/i/foodweb.gif
The answers are …
1. What is the producer?
Plant Plankton
2. Name one organism that is an
herbivore.
Daphnia or Snail
3. Name one organism that is an
omnivore.
Tadpole
4. Name one organism that is a
carnivore.
Anything but daphnia, snail,
or tadpole
5. What would happen to the minnow population if the grey heron were removed?
We would expect the minnow population to increase,
since there would not be heron around to eat them.