Biology NAME _____________________

Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology

Section 2: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

Food Web Activity Questions

1. What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

2. Compare and contrast herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

3. Explain the meaning of the arrows in a food web (or a food chain).

4. How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next trophic level? Where does
the rest of the energy go?

5. Find and give an example of a food chain from your food web. Label each of the trophic
levels on this food chain, and compare the amount of energy available at each trophic level.

6. What would happen to the food web if the sun disappeared? Explain. Will it all happen at the
same time? Explain.