Name_______________________________ Period__________ Score: ____/ _____

FLOW OF ENERGY IN ECOSYSTEM LAB DATA

SHEET
I am a _______________________________

Organism

Autotroph or
heterotroph?

Beginning EU: _________ Ending EU: _________

If heterotroph,
indicate
carnivore,
herbivore, or
omnivore

Number of
organisms at
the start of lab

Number of
organisms at
the end of lab

COUGAR
PLANT
RACCOON
TROUT
INSECT
FROG
WOLF
DEER
1. Did you die and if so, explain why you died?

2.

What would occur if there were no plants in this food web? Explain.

.
3. Why are there more plants in this lab than wolves?

4. Only about ______ percent of the energy at one trophic level is available to the
organisms at the trophic level immediately above.
5. Why did you have to give up EUs if you sought food but did not find food?

6.

Draw a large food web and label the trophic level for each organism. Also label each
organism with its method of obtaining energy (herbivore, omnivore, etc). Some

organisms may occupy more than one trophic level or have more than one way of
obtaining energy. Draw the arrows to show the flow of energy.