What biotic and abiotic factors will affect the aquatic plants in the lake

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You will be examining the relationship among organisms inhabiting a small lake. Examine the “Lake Inhabitants” sheet for information about the organisms found in the lake. 

  1. What biotic and abiotic factors will affect the aquatic plants in the lake? 

 

  1. What biotic and abiotic factors will affect the bluegill in the lake? 

 

  1. Looking at the organisms associated with the lake, organize them into three trophic groups: producers, consumers, and decomposers.

 

  1. Separate the consumers into three subcategories: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. 

 

  1. Create 3 different food chains found within the lake. Food chain #1 should contain 3 organisms, food chain #2 should contain 4 organisms, and food chain # 3 should contain 5 organisms. The arrows should point in the direction the energy is flowing through the food chain. You can either use the “>” as your arrow or the Insert Symbol function to insert an arrow into your food chains.

 

 

 

  1. As the energy flows through each trophic level, how much energy is lost from the food chain as heat?

 

 

  1. What happens to the number of organisms as they go up through the trophic levels? Explain why this occurs.
Lake Inhabitants
Organism
Food Source
Aquatic Bacteria
Animal waste, dead plants
and animals
Animal waste, dead plants
Aquatic Fungi
and animals
Phytoplankton (Algae
and other
Sun
photosynthetic
organisms)
Aquatic Plants
Sun
Young - Zooplankton &
insects Adult - Fish,
crayfish, and frogs
Largemouth Bass
Young - Zooplankton
Adult - Insect larvae,
crayfish, leeches, snails,
small fish
Bluegill
Aquatic plants, algae,
insects, worms, fish eggs
& small fish
Bullheads (catfish)
Transcribed Image Text:Lake Inhabitants Organism Food Source Aquatic Bacteria Animal waste, dead plants and animals Animal waste, dead plants Aquatic Fungi and animals Phytoplankton (Algae and other Sun photosynthetic organisms) Aquatic Plants Sun Young - Zooplankton & insects Adult - Fish, crayfish, and frogs Largemouth Bass Young - Zooplankton Adult - Insect larvae, crayfish, leeches, snails, small fish Bluegill Aquatic plants, algae, insects, worms, fish eggs & small fish Bullheads (catfish)
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Adu-Fih, plant
orm, inct
plankten
Cnyfh
Zaoplankton
M De l
Monguito lare
Plankton Aactora
Dragty a
Damselfly mphe
Ohert ict.
mall fah, tadpolen, mall
w
Aquate We
Di a
De it larva
mals, w
Leechen
Hyoplenkn, de
pt pla
Yong Alga
A den
wor
Salamnder
lamande
Piants f
mphbiam Ayfh
Raen
Fh, eyfah,
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hog alamanden
Mallad
Small og
alamandeainct
Great a lln
*Derita includen the tiny particien of plant and amina
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Transcribed Image Text:Yong pla Adu-Fih, plant orm, inct plankten Cnyfh Zaoplankton M De l Monguito lare Plankton Aactora Dragty a Damselfly mphe Ohert ict. mall fah, tadpolen, mall w Aquate We Di a De it larva mals, w Leechen Hyoplenkn, de pt pla Yong Alga A den wor Salamnder lamande Piants f mphbiam Ayfh Raen Fh, eyfah, salamnde, ha pla Sping Turte Senda & plante, may alae iota, mall onydiah hog alamanden Mallad Small og alamandeainct Great a lln *Derita includen the tiny particien of plant and amina rwith the ociated hedria and fungua.
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