Guillermo Paz

Year 11 Pre-Diploma Biology

ECOLOGY FOOD WEBS AND CHAINS
FOOD WEBS & FOOD CHAINS should by no be a ell unders!ood "on"e#! so$ !ry !his di%%i"ul!
#roblem& Con'er! !he %olloin( ri!!en in%orma!ion in!o a dia(ramma!i" %orm ) a %ood eb& *ou
may ha'e !o resear"h a li!!le !o %ind ou! ha! some o% !he or(anisms are$ al!hou(h !heir a"!ual
names are no! so im#or!an!&
+he %olloin( rela!ionshi#s may be obser'ed on many ro",y sea shores$ some hen !he !ide is
in -hi(h !ide. and some hen !he !ide is ou! -lo !ide./
-i. 0im#e!s -mollus"s. (razin( on dia!oms -small al(ae.$ hi"h are a!!a"hed !o ro",s
-ii. do(1hel,s -snails. ea!in( barna"les -"rus!a"eans. and mussels -mollus"s.
-iii. "rabs "onsumin( dead mussels in "ra",s in !he ro",s
-i'. barna"les %eedin( on zoo#lan,!on -animal #lan,!on$ o%!en one "elled or(anisms or
!iny lar'ae o% "rus!a"eans$ e!"&.
-'. mussels %eedin( on #hy!o#lan,!on -#lan! #lan,!on ) sin(le "elled al(ae$ e!"&.
-'i. #eriin,les -snails. %eedin( on dia!oms a!!a"hed !o seaeeds
-'ii. sea1(ulls -s"a'en(in( sea birds. %eedin( on dead "rabs
-'iii. !urns!ones -a adin( bird. %eedin( on do(1hel,s$ lim#e!s and #eriin,les$ hi"h
!hey ,ill&
a.
(i)Which of the organiss a!o"e are her!i"ores#
Snails and mollus"s
(ii) Which are $riar% cons&ers#
Snail and mollus"s
(iii) 'hich are a&totro$hs#
2oo#lan,!on and #hy!o#lan,!on and al(ae
Guillermo Paz
(i") 'hich are secon(ar% cons&ers#
+urns!ones$ barna"les and snails
(") 'hich are tertiar% cons&ers#
Sea (ulls$ snails and !urns!ones
("i) 'hich are (etriti"ores
Crus!a"eans and sea (ulls
("ii) 'hich are heterotro$hs#
E'ery!hin( bu! zoo#lan,!on$ #hy!o#lan,!on and al(ae