Unravelling Food Webs
Science · Year 7 · Interactions in Ecosystems · 3o Periodo

Unravelling Food Webs

Combine multiple food chains to create complex food webs. Analyse how organisms rely on multiple food sources for survival and stability.

ACARA Content DescriptionsACARA Australian Curriculum v9 Science Year 7: Science understanding;Biological sciences;(AC9S7B02) explain how interactions between organisms, including food chains and food webs, can be used to describe relationships in an ecosystem.

About This Topic

Combine multiple food chains to create complex food webs. Analyse how organisms rely on multiple food sources for survival and stability.

Key Questions

  1. Why is a food web a more accurate representation of an ecosystem than a food chain?
  2. How do interconnected food chains provide stability to an ecosystem?
  3. What would happen to a food web if an apex predator were removed?

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