Food Webs: Interconnectedness
Students will expand their understanding to food webs, recognizing the complex relationships and multiple energy pathways in an ecosystem.
Key Questions
- Analyze the interconnectedness of organisms within a food web.
- Compare a food chain to a food web, highlighting their differences.
- Predict the cascading effects on an ecosystem if a key species in a food web disappears.
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