Question

this food web is from an ocean ecosystem in the ross sea, off the coast of antarctica. which of the following organisms eat a producer in this food web? select all that apply. silverfish diatom copepod

Explanation:

Step1: Identify producers

In the food - web, ice algae and diatoms are producers as they can produce their own food through photosynthesis.

Step2: Check each organism's diet

• Silverfish: By looking at the arrows in the food - web, silverfish does not have an arrow pointing from a producer to it, so it does not eat a producer.
• Diatom: Diatom is a producer, not a consumer of a producer.
• Copepod: There is an arrow pointing from diatom (a producer) to copepod, indicating that copepod eats a producer.

Answer:

copepod