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Instructions
Use this tool in 3 steps:
Step 1: Input Producers & Select the optimal Location
Step 2: Input Species
Step 3: Derive functioning & self-sustaining food chain

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Step 1. Input Producers & Select the optimal Location

Aim: Identify and select the optimal Starting Location & Producers based on calories produced to build the food chain.
1a) Navigate to the list of producers provided in the assessment.

1b) For every producer, input the following data points into the table provided in the tab Step1 - Producers & Location
i) Producer's name
ii) Calories Provided
iii) Depth/Elevation Range (min / max)
iv) Temperature Range (min / max)
Note: All other data points are just noise and a distraction
1c) Identify the Temperature & Depth/Elevation conditions which have the best starting calories to build the food chain.
=> Select Location with Temperature & Depth/Elevation conditions within these ranges.

Click around on Location Selection screen until you find a place with conditions in the optimal starting range.

Step 2. Input Species

Aim: The aim of this step can be split into 2:
a) Filter all species for the chosen set of Temperature & Depth/Elevation conditions
b) Input food sources into the species matrix

2a) Within the 'Species' tab you will be given a list for all the animal species.
Look at at the Temperature & Depth/Elevation living condition ranges for all the species and from now on only consider t
2b) After identifying all the species that can survive in our chosen location, you must input them into the species matrix.
The species matrix helps understand available food sources for each species and the respective data points on Calories Pr

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Step 3: Generate Food chain

With the species data organized you can now start building your food chain.
Remember to consider Calories Needed & Calories Provided for each species to build a sustaining food chain.
(This is the hardest part of the assessment)

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Check the automatically calculated optimal ecosystem and food chain in the Step 3 tab.
Check the provided solution that all dietary requirements are met (Food sources, Calories Provided & Calories Needed)
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 Input all the Producers below, including Calorie
STEP 1: Analyze available Producers
Min Max
Producer Name Calories Provided Depth / Elevation Depth / Elevation
1 Producer 1 5,000 61 90
2 Producer 2 5,000 61 90
3 Producer 3 5,000 61 90
4 Producer 4 5,000 36 60
5 Producer 5 5,000 36 60
6 Producer 6 5,000 36 60
7 Producer 7 5,000 21 35
8 Producer 8 5,000 21 35
9 Producer 9 5,000 21 35
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STEP 2: Select Optimal Location Parameters

Selected Optimal Location Parameters

Depth / Elevation: 61 - 90

Temperature: 21.0 - 25.0

Tot Cal Provided: 15,000

Continue to Step 2 for Species Inputs!

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STEP 1: Input FULL LIST of Species that match the location parameters above.

Species Name List

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STEP 2: Input Species Data (Calories Provided, Calories Needed, Food Sources)

Species Data Input Table

Calories Calories Producer 1 Producer 2

Specie Name Provided Needed
Species 1 4050 4550 x

Species 2 100 6850 x

Species 3 2750 2200 x x

Species 4 3850 5200 x

Species 5 5200 8550

Species 6 2080 1200

Species 7 1500 2400

Species 8 5900 4650

Species 9 600 1100

Species 10 50 2050
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