Food web and Explanation
This food web shows the cycle at which food is transferred between organisms. First, the sun helps grow the plants (through photosynthesis) to provide food for the herbivores to graze. Then the carnivores hunt and eat the herbivores to regain its their energy.
The Plants include Lichen, Grasses, and Arctic Wildflower. The Herbivores include Arctic Hare, Lemming, Musk Oxen, and Caribou. The Carnivores include Hawk, Polar Bear, and Wolf. The food web is missing a main component in the transfer of energy. After the carnivores hunt and eat their prey, they eventually get old and die. That's when decomposers that include lichen, mosses, and fungi decompose the carnivores back into soil to nurture future plants which grow and begin the cycle over again. |