This diagram shows a small part of a food web. Notice that the food web contains multiple food chains. A. Circle the organisms in one of the food chains in this food web. B. Label the producer in the food chain you circled. C. Explain why the hawk in this food web is a trophic omnivore, even though it does not eat both plants and animals. T mountain lion K molog qoq deer VE trees snake rabbit hawk mouse grasses frog cricket

This diagram shows a small part of a food web. Notice that the food web contains multiple food chains. A. Circle the organisms in one of the food chains in this food web. B. Label the producer in the food chain you circled. C. Explain why the hawk in this food web is a trophic omnivore, even though it does not eat both plants and animals. T mountain lion K molog qoq deer VE trees snake rabbit hawk mouse grasses frog cricket

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter54: Ecosystems And Global Change

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