ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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Question
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Using the following organisms create a food chain:mouse, snake, hawk, acorns. Remember to draw the arrows in the correct directions.
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acorns
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hawk
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mouse
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acorns
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It starts with acorns, which are eaten by mice. The mice are eaten by snakes, and then finally the snakes are eaten by hawks. At each link in the chain, energy is being transferred from one animal to another. Grass to grasshopper to mouse to snake to hawk.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hawks are considered to be secondary or tertiary consumers in a food chain. This means they eat primary consumers and other secondary consumers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, the answer is grass has the maximum available, and the eagle has the minimum available energy.
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