Food Web Notes
Before we did the HVFW (short for Hydrothermal Vent Food Web) Activity, we took some notes and learned about the ranks in the food web.
- Food Web- The connection between organisms in an ecosystem.
- Primary Producers- Creates energy from the "sun". Example: Algae+plants/chemosynthesis.
- Primary Consumers- Eats primary producers. Considered herbivores.
- Secondary Consumers- Eats primary consumers. Considered carnivores.
- Tertiary Consumers- Considered top predators. Only eat secondary consumers.
- Top-Level Consumers- EATS EVERYTHING. (Whales may be considered secondary consumers)
Hydrothermal Vent Food Web Activity
After taking those notes, we were handed cards with different sea species on it. Our job was to create a poster to show who belonged where and who ate who.