Meal Food Web• This activity is to see how we, as humans,

still fit into our natural food web

• Start by coming up with your fantasy daily meal plan (FDMP)

• Your FDMP must include a breakfast, a lunch and a dinner. You may include one snack

Instructions• Each meal must include an “Entrée”, at

least 2 sides (may be more if you want), a drink (can use water for only one of the meals), desserts are optional, but separate than the 2 sides.

• Write them down in your notes, doesn’t have to be a new piece of paper

The Table• On a clean sheet of paper, put your name

& hour at the upper right

• Put a title at the top “Meal Food Web”

• Create a 5 column table

• You need to have space for all of your food

Your Table Might Look Like ThisYour Meals Parts of your

MealsIngredients Organisms

that create those

ingredients

What those animals eat

The Web• On the back of your table, list out all of the

plants from the column “organisms that make those ingredients” and “what those animals eat”

• Spread them out! Don’t group them or list them

• List out all of the animals that are in the column “organisms that make those ingredients” Be sure to include YOU… again, spread them out!

The Web• Draw arrows to show “what eats what”

• Add in arrows to show “potential” food sources for animals– Example: Your table may say that a cow eats

hay, oats and corn, but in your web there is also grass…you should add an arrow from the grass to the cow

The Contenders• You will now add in some competition in

your food web• Think of 5 animals that will compete with

YOU for your food• Your food is anything that is in your web

right now.• Add those animals in, CIRCLE them then

connect them in with arrows as many times as possible.

Conclusion1. What is the ultimate source of energy for

your food web?

2. If all of the corn or any other one of your producers disappeared, how would that affect your web?

3. Separate your web into: Producers, 1st level Consumers, 2nd level Consumers, 3rd level Consumers

Conclusion (con’tinued)4. What levels would be considered:

a. Herbivoresb. Omnivoresc. Carnivores

5. What is a detritivore? Put three in on your web, put a square around each of them and link them each with at least 3 things.

6. What level has the most organisms in it, in most food webs?