Energy and Nutrients in Ecosystems
Now that you have learned how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem, you are going to develop your own food web. Using the animal that you selected in the Module 11, Topic 1 Application, create a food web that demonstrates the flow of energy in that organism's ecosystem. The food web should represent at least four trophic levels, and should include at least one of each of the following:
- Autotroph/Producer
- Herbivore
- Carnivore
- Omnivore
- Scavenger
- Decomposer
Your food web should be creative, informative, and accurate. Make sure that your food web is clearly-labeled with each animal's name and category, and that it includes a title. Before you begin, access the Food Web Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You will need to conduct research through outside sources to complete this assignment. Please submit a Works Cited document with your assignment submission. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Options to create your food web include the following:
- Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Utilize a paint or graphics program and copyright-safe graphics to design the food web. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Use a mobile or computer-based application and copyright-safe graphics to design the food web. Email or export the final product for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
Once you have completed your labeled food web, please submit your work to the dropbox.