Australian Food Web
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Australian food web. Trophic levels in food webs. For example in the aquatic food web shown below figure 3 on an australian river ecosystem the primary producers in this food web are the algae and the sedge. Knowing the outback is a desert you would expect it to have barely any life but the truth is the australian desert is teeming with life. The rainforest biome boasts of being one of the richest biomes of the world with more than half of all the living organisms on the planet to its credit.
Queensland is the most biodiverse state in australia with 70 of australia s mammal species 80 of australia s bird species and 50 of australia s reptiles and frog species. How to engage your audience in any online presentation. Exploring australian food webs. Master these negotiation skills to succeed at work and beyond.
The list of plants and animals found in the rainforest biome is exhaustive and that makes the rainforest food web one of the most complex food webs on the planet. Scientists estimate that if there are a million producers algae phytoplankton and sea grass in a food web there may only be 10 000 herbivores. The secondary consumers in the australian food web are reptiles like snakes and lizards. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest species of crocodile growing up to.
Then it goes on to the producers like spinifex grass and eucalyptus there many others than these two. All these organisms support only one apex predator such as a person. Search for genuine australian products read the latest news sign up to the australian made club and win great aussie products or become an australian made licensee. Marine food webs are usually longer than terrestrial food webs.
A food web from the australian desert ecosystem. In this resource students construct food webs to examine relationships between organisms in a queensland ecosystem. Trophic levels exist in food webs also although more complex than the simple food chain. Such a food web may support 100 secondary consumers such as tuna.