These are the ANswers to the food web quiz and information on bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and biomass.
To the left is a food web that includes my animal, as well as others. Producers: Grass, berries, crops. Primary Consumers: lizard, deer, crested porcupine. Secondary Consumers: wild boar, Jackal. Tertiary Consumers: Hyena, eagle. Apex Predators: lion, cheetah, and leopard. Decomposers: muschroom, worm. All these organisms must work together for an environment to survive.
If a toxic chemical were to be introduced to my environment, the whole web would be affected. If the toxin started in the berries, and one of the primary consumers ate the berries, they are bioaccumulating the toxin. When the secondary consumer eats a few of the primary consumers, they get more toxin, that is biomagnification. The apex would end with the most toxin because the big animals take more biomass because they eat more. The persian leopards would be largely affected because they are apex. Some would probably die, while others would have to adapt.
If the wild boar were to die out, the whole food web would be affected. The animals that eat the wild boar, such as the persian leopard, would have to eat more of the other animals that they normally eat. So then, the predators of the new animal being eaten would have less to eat, and have to convert to a different animal as well. In the end, many of the predators of the wild boar would starve.
If the wild boar were to die out, the whole food web would be affected. The animals that eat the wild boar, such as the persian leopard, would have to eat more of the other animals that they normally eat. So then, the predators of the new animal being eaten would have less to eat, and have to convert to a different animal as well. In the end, many of the predators of the wild boar would starve.