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Food Chain Gizmo Activity WS Name: Carolina graves Vocabulary: consumer, ecosystem, energy pyramid, equilibrium, food chain, population, predator, prey, producer Prior Knowledge Questions (Do thes... e BEFORE using the Gizmo.) The Food Chain Gizmo shows a food chain with hawks, snakes, rabbits, and grass. In this simulation, the hawks eat snakes, the snakes eat rabbits, and the rabbits eat grass. 1. Producers are organisms that do not need to eat other organisms to obtain energy. A. Which organism is a producer in this food chain? The grass is a producer. B. Where does the producer get its energy? The grass gets its energy from the sun. 2. Consumers must eat other organisms for energy. Which organisms are consumers in this food chain? The rabbit, snakes, and hawk Gizmo Warm-up The SIMULATION pane of the Gizmo shows the current population, or number, of each organism in the food chain. 1. What are the current populations of each organism? Hawks: 34 Rabbits: 2070 Snakes: 230 Grass: 27300 2. Select the BAR CHART tab, and click Play ( ). What do you notice about each population as time goes by? Some of the species decrease in the percentage of balance If populations don’t change very much over time, the ecosystem is in equilibrium. 3. Notice the populations decrease as you go from the bottom of the food chain to the top. Why do you think [Show More]
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