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Lesson 2, Step 2 Food Web Challenge

Predict and Observe


= Population increase
= Population decrease
X = Die out

Lesson 2:
Step 2
Plant
A
Plant
B
Plant
C
Herbivore
A
Herbivore
B
Herbivore
C
Omnivore
A
Omnivore
B
Top
Predator
Prediction X X X
Simulation
1
X X X
Simulation
2
X X X

Figure 4 Results for lesson 2, step 2


Modifications made:
- Herbivore A eats plant A+B
- Herbivore B eats plant A+B
- Herbivore C eats plant B+C
- Omnivore A eats plant B+C
- Omnivore B eats Herbivore B
- Top predator eats Herbivore A+C

Explain
1. Was your prediction correct? How did you arrive at your prediction?
What differences were there between your prediction and the
simulation?
The prediction was correct for only one of the species, being the top predator.
I arrived at this prediction by considering how the species previously died out
and ate other species. Previously, the plants population decrease as more
species were feeding off it, so it was assumed that this would eventually die
out as it was the main food supply for numerous species. In the first step, the
herbivores population increased, so it was predicted this would happen again.
It was predicted that the omnivores would decrease in population after
observing what happened in the previous steps. It was predicted that the top
predator would continue inclining and therefore continuing increasing in
population. The differences between the simulation and the prediction were
that not all the plants died out, only plant C did. Plant A and B increased and
decrease throughout the 200 days. In the first simulation, all the herbivores
decreased as they were fighting for their food source with the omnivore. Once
the omnivores died out there was less demand for food and therefore the
population of the herbivore increased. The omnivores were predicted to
decrease, but died out in the first 100 days of the simulation. The top predator
gradually increased through both simulations like predicted.
2. Were you able to modify the parameters so that each species
survived? Explain how you decided what changes to make.
Yes, I was able to modify the parameters so that each species survived. I just
did a trial and error technique and altered who ate who until all species
survived.
3. Which way does energy flow and how does eating an organism result
in energy transfer?
Energy flows from the producers of a food chain to the top predator, taking
steps through each level of the food chain along the way. When plant A is
eaten by Herbivore A the energy in Plant A is transferred into herbivore A. In
turn, when omnivore A eats herbivore A the energy is transferred from
herbivore A to omnivore A. and this process will continue up the food chain to
the top predator.

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