Download Food Web Project

Name:
Food Web Project
Goal: Create a food web based on a chosen ecosystem, with at
least 3 food chains that interlock.
1. You will prepare a food web for a selected region showing the connections of at
least 12 organisms in that region. You can use pictures, print outs or drawings to
show the connections between the organisms you selected.
2. From your food web write out 3 food chains and label each organism as either
producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, or decomposer.
3. Choose one of your food chains and make a pyramid of biomass with those
organisms.
4. Use arrows to show the direction of energy from one item to the next. Some items
may have more than one arrow coming to it or leaving from it
5. Detailed descriptions of each item. State the name of the item. Include if this item
is an omnivore, herbivore, or carnivore. This would also be a great place to
include if your item is a decomposer, consumer, or producer. Is it living or nonliving?
The possible regions you can select your organisms include: grassland, desert, tropical
rainforest, taiga, deciduous (temperate) forest, ocean, freshwater, and the tundra. Below
write in your selected region and list the organisms you will use to make your food web.
Selected Region:
Organisms being used:
Presentation: Your presentation may be completed in any manner you chose. If your
presentation requires materials, you must bring them in to use during class. Do not forget
you must present in front of your classmates. Follow the rubric for all projects.
Below are some suggested ways to present: Poster, Mobile, Diorama, Brochure,
Report, Speech, Play
Questions Sheet
1. Identify 3 herbivores from your food web.
2. Identify 3 carnivores from your food web.
3. Are there any omnivores in your food web? What are they?
4. Where would the decomposers be placed in your food web?
5. What role do decomposers play in a food web?
6. Does the food web illustrate a population, community, or ecosystem?
7. Are the food webs or food chains more stable? Explain.
8. Name 3 abiotic factors that could affect your food web.
9. How does the nitrogen cycle play a role in recycling materials in your food web?
Food Web Project Rubric
Organisms
Design a food web
Creativity/neatness
0
1-3
organisms
are part of
the
selected
region.
Food web
contains
less than 2
organisms.
No
pictures,
diagrams
or pictures
in food
web.
5
10
15
4-11
12 or more
organisms organisms
are part of are part of
the
the selected
selected
region.
region.
Food web
Food web
Food web
contains 2- contains 6- contains 12
5
11
or more
organisms organisms organisms
and/or the
and/or the
and/or the
flow of
flow of
flow of
energy for energy for energy for
9-12
5-8
1-4
organisms organisms organisms
is
is
is
incomplete incomplete incomplete
or
or
or
incorrect.
incorrect.
incorrect.
Used some
Used
pictures,
pictures,
diagrams,
diagrams,
or
or
drawings
drawings
and/or they
and they
are not
are neatly
neatly
placed in
placed in
the food
the food
web.
web.
Total:
20
Food web
contains
12 or
more
organisms
and the
flow of
energy is
correctly
shown.
/40
Write out 3 food
chains
Draw pyramid of
biomass
0
No food
chains
produced
and/or all
food
chains are
incorrect.
2
4
6
Only 1 food Only 2 food All 3 food
chain is
chains are
chains are
correctly
correctly
correctly
written out written out written out
and labeled
and/or
and
and/or most
some
labeled.
organisms
organisms
are
are
mislabeled. mislabeled.
All
3 organisms
1-2
Pyramid
organisms are placed
organisms
correctly
placed
improperly. are placed
shows the
improperly
incorrectly.
order of
or no
biomass for
pyramid
a food
drawn.
chain.
Total:
Answer questions correctly:
Overall grade:
/60
/12
/8