Question

(01.01 MC)

Food web starting with sun and pointing to grasshopper and squirrel; Grasshopper pointing to squirrel, wolf, and snake; squirrel pointing to wolf, snake, and bird; wolf pointing to decomposition with worms and mushrooms; snake pointing to wolf and decomposition with worms and mushrooms; bird pointing to decomposition with worms and mushrooms; decomposition pointing to the sun stating soil nutrients.

According to this food web, which of the following organisms do hawks eat?

Group of answer choices

Snakes and squirrels

Wolves and mushrooms

Grasshoppers and wolves

Squirrels and mushrooms

Answer 1

Hawk eats Snakes and squirrels in this food web.

Explanation:

Data given on food web:

sun - producer

grasshopper consumer

grasshopper⇒ squirrel, wolf and snake

squirrel ⇒ wolf, snake, and bird.

wolf died and decomposes

bird⇒ decomposes with mushrooms and worms

decomposition⇒ nutrients in soil

Hawks are the carnivores and bird. They can be either secondary or tertiary consume in a food web.

Hawk predated on Snakes and squirrels in this food web

The food chain or web given is written as

sun⇒ grasshopper ⇒ squirrel ⇒ wolf, snake or hawk ⇒ hawk or wolf

so snakes and squirrels are eaten by hawks in this food web.

The arrow pointing towards show the predator.