Question

food webs can help people to make inferences about the organisms in the web. food webs are limited because they cannot support some inferences or conclusions that are shown by other types of ecosystem models. which of these cannot be concluded or inferred using this food web? question 1 / 5 a a nutrient source for spiders b the amount of energy bees get from flowers c the competitors of ladybird beetles and aphids d a predator in the ecosystem

Explanation:

• For option A: The food web shows spiders eat ladybird beetle and honey bee, so a nutrient source (prey) for spiders can be inferred.
• For option B: Food webs only show feeding relationships (who eats whom), not the amount of energy transferred. So the amount of energy bees get from flowers can't be inferred from this food web.
• For option C: Ladybird beetle and aphids both have spiders and lizard as possible predators, and their competitors (organisms with same prey) can be identified from the web.
• For option D: Lizard (eats spider, ladybird beetle, honey bee) is a predator, so a predator can be inferred.

Answer:

B. The amount of energy bees get from flowers