Question

3 food chains (day 1)

• hint: look at the food chains you labeled in your food web (you can use that picture).
• after reviewing the food web of townville park, the first food chain i observed is... __ → → → . the second food chain i observed is... → → → __.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify Producers in Food Web

Producers are organisms that make their own food (e.g., algae, phytoplankton, dandelion, grass). Let's pick algae as a producer.

Step2: Identify Primary Consumers (Eat Producers)

Daphnia eats algae, so daphnia is a primary consumer.

Step3: Identify Secondary Consumers (Eat Primary Consumers)

Bullfrog tadpole eats daphnia, so bullfrog tadpole is a secondary consumer.

Step4: Identify Tertiary Consumers (Eat Secondary Consumers)

Smallmouth bass eats bullfrog tadpole, so smallmouth bass is a tertiary consumer.

Step5: Identify Quaternary Consumers (Eat Tertiary Consumers)

Human eats smallmouth bass, so human is a quaternary consumer.
First Food Chain: algae $
ightarrow$ daphnia $
ightarrow$ bullfrog tadpole $
ightarrow$ smallmouth bass $
ightarrow$ human.

Step1: Choose Another Producer

Pick grass as a producer.

Step2: Identify Primary Consumer for Grass

Grasshopper eats grass, so grasshopper is a primary consumer.

Step3: Identify Secondary Consumer for Grasshopper

Little brown bat eats grasshopper, so little brown bat is a secondary consumer.

Step4: Identify Tertiary Consumer for Little Brown Bat

Bullfrog eats little brown bat, so bullfrog is a tertiary consumer.

Step5: Identify Quaternary Consumer for Bullfrog

Great blue heron eats bullfrog, so great blue heron is a quaternary consumer.
Second Food Chain: grass $
ightarrow$ grasshopper $
ightarrow$ little brown bat $
ightarrow$ bullfrog $
ightarrow$ great blue heron.

Answer:

First Food Chain: algae $
ightarrow$ daphnia $
ightarrow$ bullfrog tadpole $
ightarrow$ smallmouth bass $
ightarrow$ human
Second Food Chain: grass $
ightarrow$ grasshopper $
ightarrow$ little brown bat $
ightarrow$ bullfrog $
ightarrow$ great blue heron