Question

1. construct a food web using the following animals. this ecosystem represents a farm area. the corn is the main source of food for many of the herbivores in the area. you do not have to draw pictures, you can just use the animal names and draw arrows between them. snake, corn, caterpillar, deer, crow, mouse, cougar, squirrel, microorganisms (decomposers)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify producers

Corn is the producer as it is the main source of food and can make its own food through photosynthesis.

Step2: Identify primary consumers

Caterpillar and deer are primary consumers as they eat the corn.

Step3: Identify secondary consumers

Snake, crow, mouse, and squirrel are secondary consumers. Snake can eat mouse, squirrel etc. Crow can eat caterpillar. Mouse and squirrel can eat corn - related products.

Step4: Identify tertiary consumers

Cougar is a tertiary consumer as it can eat deer, squirrel etc.

Step5: Identify decomposers

Microorganisms are decomposers which break down dead organisms.

Step6: Draw food - web arrows

Draw arrows from corn to caterpillar and deer (showing energy flow from producer to primary consumers). Then draw arrows from caterpillar to crow, from deer to cougar, from mouse to snake etc. Also draw arrows from all dead organisms to microorganisms.

Answer:

A food - web with arrows drawn from corn to caterpillar and deer; from caterpillar to crow; from deer to cougar; from mouse to snake; and from all dead organisms to microorganisms.