Question

Exercise 16 Energy Relationships C Assume that drawing an X through a circle means that all members of the species it represents have been removed from the community. If you are using the water ronment list, dirawan X through the circle for sale. Dww small serve cach now pointing away from the cindle. If you are using the land environments, follow the same procedure for the beetles. ANSWERS Type of Environment INTERPRETATIONS A List the animals that lost a source of food when the snails or the beetles were removed from the community. Next to each of the animals on this list, write the sources of food that are still available to it. B. Lise the organisms that are less likely to be eaten because the snails or the beetles were removed from the community. Next to each organism on this list write the kinds of animals that still depend upon it as a source of food. C. For each organism that lost a source of food, make a list of the organisms that depend upon it for their food.

Answer 1

Snails/slugs included in the kingdom animalia phylum molusca and class Gastro poda. a) A verruely of predalóns eats Snails and slugs. as they are small and slow moving invertebrata * Invertebrate proedatoros of land snails include beetles and their larvae, milli pedes, flies, mites nematodes, x Vertebraate proedalon include shows, mice squirrels and othco Small mammals; ellammander toads and turtles, and biode; (thoughes, grouse, blackbiods, wild turkey and ground for agens smails or beeds were removed animals When the smails or beeds were se from the community all the above lose their source of good.

10:25 AM ... . ? 43 x snail-preditors-S... thesnailwrangler.com : red tailed i hank black bean black ratsnakes turkey wood thrush Ebox turtlet ee chipmunk mouse tiger Salamander Firefly E. American toad larvee Whitelio Snail Neohelix albolabris ML Coppelin