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    Environmental Science

    1st Quarter

    Food Chain, Food Web and Energy Pyramid

    Interactions are the relationships that organisms have within an ecosystem. These relationships are
    usually defined by the organism’s niche.

    These interactions form food chains and food webs.

    Niche- an organism’s job or role within an ecosystem


    Producer – an organism that makes its own food. *Example – Plants
    Consumer– an organism that has to eat to get energy. Consumers include Herbivores, Carnivores,
    Omnivores & Scavengers.
    Scavengers- are organisms that eat dead material (left overs from other animals’ kills).
    herbivore – an organism that only eats plants
    carnivore - an organism that only eats meat
    omnivore – an organism that eats both plants & meat.
    Decomposers_ - Break down (digest) dead plants and animals.
    Two examples are bacteria & fungi
    Decomposers- reduce dead organisms to simpler forms of matter
    and return them to the soil.

    FOOD CHAIN
     A food chain or web shows the movement of energy through ecosystems.
     Food chains show how each living thing gets food. Organisms transfer
    energy by eating and being eaten.
     Food chains begin with the sun energy moving to a producer.
    (Sometimes they don’t put the sun on the diagrams though).
     The arrows of a food chain show the flow of energy from one
    organism to another and go in one direction.

    FOOD WEB
     A food web is a collection of interconnected or overlapping food chains from the same ecosystem.
     The arrows in a food web show the flow of energy from one organism to another. This flow of
    energy branches out in many directions.
     Food webs contain multiple producers and consumers.
    The higher in the pyramid, the less energy is available.

    Energy Pyramid

    3rd Level Consumer


    Tertiary Consumer (Carnivores)

    2nd Level Consumer


    Secondary Consumer
    (Omnivores and Carnivores)

    1st Level Consumer


    Primary Consumer (Herbivores)

    Producers
    Decomposers break down dead organisms at ALL levels.

    Source:

    Arms, K., et al., 2006 , Environmental Science of Rex Book Store, Inc.

    Pavico, J., et al., 2017, Exploring Life Through Science Series of Phoenix Publishing House Inc.

    Valdoz, Meliza P., et al., 2013, Science Links (K to 12) of Rex Book Store, Inc.

    NOTE: PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN THIS WORKSHEET AND RETURN DURING RETRIEVAL.
    Environmental Science
    1st Quarter
    Name: _________________________ Year & Section: _________________ Date: _____________

    Most Essential Learning Competencies:


     Trace the flow of energy in a food chain, and food pyramid.

    Objective:
     Explain the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next trophic level among organisms.

    Activity 1: “Which Eats What?”

    Lettuce Slug Frog Snake Eagle

    I. Use the food web to help you answer these questions.


    1. What does the arrow mean in a food chain?
    2. Which organism is the producer?___________________________________________
    3. Which animal is the top predator?__________________________________________
    4. Name the consumers in the food chain ______________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
    II. Frogs are also eaten by racoons and snakes. Lettuce is also eaten by rabbits. Coyotes eat raccoons,
    snakes, and rabbits. Eagles eat snakes, rabbits and frogs. Draw in the arrows below to form a food
    web.
    Activity 2: “Enjoy Your Meal”

    Direction: Describe how energy transferred from one organism to another. Below is an example of a food
    web in the forest. Use this to answer the questions:

    Guide Questions:
    1. Which of the organisms depends on plants for food?
    __________________________________________________________________________________

    2. Which among them serves as food for the eagle?


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    3. What serves as food for the snake?


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    4. What is the producer?


    __________________________________________________________________________________

    5. Cite other kinds of organisms that may also be part of the web.
    __________________________________________________________________________________

    Activity 3: “Energy for Life”


    Direction: Describe the flow of energy from one trophic level to the next trophic level among
    organisms.
    Below is an empty energy pyramid. Write the organisms for each trophic level. It is possible that
    many organisms occupy the different trophic levels. Specify the type of ecosystem where these
    organism live. Label your answers to indicate the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
    Guide Questions:
    1. In what kind of ecosystem are the organisms found?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    2. Which organism uses the greatest energy from the sun?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    3. What happens with the energy as it is being passed from one organism to another organism?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    4. What causes the decrease of energy from one trophic level to the next?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    5. Which organisms will be greatly affected when the organism on the base of the pyramid is
    eliminated?
    __________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________

    Activity 4: “Energy Transfer in the Ecosystem”

    Direction:
    A. List down the activities found in your community. Classify the organisms according to the
    following categories.
    Organism Producer First Order Second Order Third Order
    Consumer Consumer Consumer

    B. Construct a food chain using the organisms listed on the table above.

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