Food Webs And Energy Transfers:

Question 1

What is a food web?

Answer 1

A food web links all the food chains in an ecosystem together. It shows the complex interactions between organisms

Question 2

What is an ecological pyramid and biomass Pyramid?

Answer 2

• Ecological Pyramid: Shows the relative amounts of energy contained with in each trophic level in a food chain or web
• Biomass pyramid: The amount of living organic matter available at each trophic level.

Question 3

Carbon Cycle:

Answer 3

• Carbon moves between the atmosphere and oceans constantly through chemical and physical processes.
• Plants take in because during photosynthesis and make carbohydrates
• Carbohydrates are then passed through food webs
• Through respiration and decomposing releasing carbon back into the atmosphere

Question 4

Water Cycle

Answer 4

• Water is constantly moving between the ocean, the atmosphere and the land
• Sometimes water is found inside a living organism