Ecosystems

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Question 28
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The diagram shows part of a food web from a grassland ecosystem.

A food web diagram showing the following feeding relationships with arrows pointing from the organism eaten to the consumer: Grass has arrows pointing to Beetles and Rabbits. Dandelions has arrows pointing to Field Mice. Beetles has arrows pointing to Spiders and Field Mice. Spiders has an arrow pointing to Snakes. Field Mice has arrows pointing to Snakes and Hawks. Rabbits has an arrow pointing to Hawks. Snakes has an arrow pointing to Hawks.

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Field mice are described as both primary consumers and secondary consumers. Explain why.

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b.

Hawks are described as both predators and competitors of snakes. Explain why.

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c.

Name two organisms in this food web that occupy the second trophic level.

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