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You will be analyzing this food web (20 species) of a prairie (modified from Fig 16.7 in our textbook:; there are 5 plant species). Some arrows are different colors so that you can count them more easily Marsh hawk Upland plover Weasel TGarter snake Clay-colored sparrow Meadow frog Badger Spider Pocket gopher Prairie vole Cutworm Crow Ground squirrel Grasshopper grass geum chicory phlox Sorghastrum Grassland Compare the prairie community to the one we studied in our last class, which is a food web from a field in Connecticut. The food web of the field in Connecticut has a connectance of 0.095, a linkage density of 1.9, and a chain length of 2.9 Question 5 0.5 pts Specialization refers to the narrowness of a species' niche. Which community is more specialized, the prairie community or the Connecticut field? Explain why using the appropriate food web metric. HTML Editor自 ▼ Paragraph 1:26 Question 2 0.5 pts What is the connectance for the prairie community above? D Question 3 0.5 pts What is the linkage density of the prairie community above? DI Question 4 0.5 pts What is the chain length of the prairie Compare the prairie community to the one we studied in our last class, which is a food web from a field in Connecticut. The food web of the held in Connecticut has a connectance of 0.095 a linkage density of 1.9, and a chain length of D Question 5 0.5 pts Specialization refers to the narrowness of a species' niche. Which community is more specialized, the prairie community or the Connecticut field? Explain why using the appropriate food web metric 1:25 e geneseo.instructure.com This assignment is designed to help you to compare different food webs using connectance, linkage density, and chain length You wil You will be analyzing this food web (20 species) of a prairie Imodified from Fig 16.7 in our extbook: there are 5 plant species). Some arrows are different colors so that you can count them more easily D Question 1 0 pts Use these equations to calculate the food web metrics For partial credit, take a photo of your calculations and upload it here Upload Choose a File D Question 2 0.5 pts

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