2. FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS IN FRESH WATER

3. In the following pictures, you will have the opportunity to collect information on many elements of a food web. You should take notes of the name of the creature, make a quick sketch, and decide what it eats and what eats it. When you are done, organize your notes into a food web picture and be prepared to use your web to help you answer questions at the end.

4. Food Chain Level: Plant Size: Small

5. Food Chain Level: Plant Eater Size: Small

6. Food Chain Level: Bottom Predator Size: Small

7. Food Chain Level: Low Predator Size: Small

8. Food Chain Level: Middle Predator Size: Small

9. Food Chain Level: Top Predator Size: Small

10. Food Chain Level: Plant Size: Medium

11. Food Chain Level: Plant Eater Size: Medium

12. Food Chain Level: Bottom Predator Size: Medium

13. Food Chain Level: Low Predator Size: Medium

14. Food Chain Level: Middle Predator Size: Medium

15. Food Chain Level: Top Predator Size: Medium

16. Food Chain Level: Plant Size: Large

17. Food Chain Level: Plant-eater Size: Large

18. Food Chain Level: Bottom Predator Size: Large

19. Food Chain Level: Low Predator Size: Large

20. Food Chain Level: Middle Predator Size: Large

21. Food Chain Level: Top Predator Size: Large

22. FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS IN FRESH WATER Assemble your notes and observations into a food web. Use the food web plus your notes to answer the following questions. Note to Teacher: If you hit “spacebar”, the answer will be displayed. If you hit “page down”, it will go to the next question.

29. FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS IN FRESH WATER Many people think that algae is a yucky sort of thing to have in a pond. As a result, many people with a pond or creek, add copper sulfate to the water to kill algae. Using your food web diagram, predict how copper sulfate poisoning of algae would affect other creatures in the pond. Write this in a 3-5 paragraph essay and be sure to include your food web diagram in the essay.