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Fitting Algae Into the Food Web
http://www.bigelow.org/edhab/fitting_algae.html
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This activity will help students understand food chains and food webs in the ocean. After studying the materials provided, students will play a food web game, in which they are given a blank food web and the names of the organisms. Students place the organisms in their correct places on the food web so that the arrows indicate the direction of energy flow. As a follow-up, students decide what would happen if they removed one of the organisms from the food web, consider the role of decomposers, and deal with geographic variation. Students should also be able to understand the importance of and need for primary producers, the interdependence of organisms, the role of bacteria in the food web, and geographic variation in food webs.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Computer activity
  • Text:
    • Glossary
Subject:
  • Ecology
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Biological oceanography
Technical requirements:
Flash player
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and other restrictions information is unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-006-687
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • C - Life science:
        • Characteristics of organisms
        • Organisms and environments
    • 5-8:
      • C - Life science:
        • Population and ecosystems
        • Structure and function in living systems
    • 9-12:
      • C - Life science:
        • Interdependence of organisms
        • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem'
http://www.bigelow.org/phytopia
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences