Vocabulary
What does Linkage density mean?
The average numbers of connections a(n) species have.
what is the base of the food web made out of?
Autotrophs and Basal Species
is cactus an autotroph or basal species?
(TQ)
Both!
whats the apex predator?
Humans or sharks
SUN
What are basal species?
Species that is able to help be a "base" for upper trophic levels.
Whats the point of Detritivores?
Brake down and recycle energy.
what animal has the least amount of linkage density?
Sun
How many Autotrophs are in this website
3
Whos the apex predator with the most pray.
Foxes
What classifies an animal to be a(n) Intermediate Species?
Be between the apex predator and the Autotrophs.
what are mesopredators?
Medium-sized carnivores and herbivores in the middle of the trophic level.
what animal has the most amount of linkage density?
GrassHopper
Special to Mussels
What animal is a cannibal?
Spider or insects
What is bottom-up control?
The upper levels of the tropic levels are dependent on how well the lower levels are doing.
How many trophic levels did we go over?
What phenomenon would occur if the Roadrunner or the coyote population all of a sudden dropped or risen?
Trophic cascade!
what tropic position is the human in?
Very top
What phenomenon would occur if all the green plants died out?
all the other levels are limited in resources Also could be called Bottom Up Control