Shown above is the answers to all of the multiple choice question in my survey along with some additional information.
If the octopus were to die out, the whole food web would be affected. The animals that eat the octopus like the sea otter would have to eat more of the other secondary consumers meaning that there would be less of them. Since the other secondary consumers are being eaten predators of that animals will have less to eat which means they could possibly which affects other parts of the food web. Overall, if the octopus died out many animals would be hungry.
If a toxic chemical was in my environment, the whole food web would be affected.If it bioaccumulates in the kelp it would move along with biomagnification. Each time one of the animals bioaccumulates the toxic chemical the chemical will biomagnify a little more. Finally by the time it reached the apex predator it will end up having bioaccumulated and biomagnified the most toxin because the bigger the animal the more the eat because they need more biomass. The sea otter would not be as affected as the apex predator, but it would still be greatly affected.
- Producers- Kelp and Seaweed
- Primary Consumers- Sea Urchin and Crabs
- Secondary Consumers- Octopus and Large Fish
- Tertiary Consumer- Sea Otter
- Apex Predator- Great White Shark
- Decomposer- Hagfish
If the octopus were to die out, the whole food web would be affected. The animals that eat the octopus like the sea otter would have to eat more of the other secondary consumers meaning that there would be less of them. Since the other secondary consumers are being eaten predators of that animals will have less to eat which means they could possibly which affects other parts of the food web. Overall, if the octopus died out many animals would be hungry.
If a toxic chemical was in my environment, the whole food web would be affected.If it bioaccumulates in the kelp it would move along with biomagnification. Each time one of the animals bioaccumulates the toxic chemical the chemical will biomagnify a little more. Finally by the time it reached the apex predator it will end up having bioaccumulated and biomagnified the most toxin because the bigger the animal the more the eat because they need more biomass. The sea otter would not be as affected as the apex predator, but it would still be greatly affected.