locust gourd lizard eagle pheasant ant tulip 000 * snake wild dog mouse bean lion IXI giraffe tree elephant Figure 2. This diagram represents the food web of a conservation area in central Africa based on data collected from 2003 to 2013. The arrows represent feeding interactions and point towards the consumer. Thicker arrows means more frequent consumption by the consumer.

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If a pesticide was applied to gourds and started to bioaccumulate in them, biomagnification would result in high concentrations of the pesticide in wild dogs. 

 

If a flood removed 50% of ants, then the biomass of pheasants would also decrease by 50%. Assume pheasants are not directly affected by flooding.

 

Ants and mice may be competing for tulips.

locust
gourd
lizard
eagle
pheasant
ant
tulip
snake
wild dog
mouse
bean
lion
IXI
giraffe
tree
elephant
Figure 2. This diagram represents the food web of a conservation area in central
Africa based on data collected from 2003 to 2013. The arrows represent feeding
interactions and point towards the consumer. Thicker arrows means more frequent
consumption by the consumer.
Transcribed Image Text:locust gourd lizard eagle pheasant ant tulip snake wild dog mouse bean lion IXI giraffe tree elephant Figure 2. This diagram represents the food web of a conservation area in central Africa based on data collected from 2003 to 2013. The arrows represent feeding interactions and point towards the consumer. Thicker arrows means more frequent consumption by the consumer.
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