Interdependence: Energy Transfer

To learn that energy is transferred between organisms
in food chains; that organisms and resources in
an environment are closely linked. Overview & Teachers’ Guide.

Taiga Food Web |
Biomass Pyramid |
Energy Pyramid |
Energy Optimisation

Challenge

‘Individual lynxes average 0.42 kills per night.’

Explain how this could be. Does this mean that lynxes are not very good at catching snowshoe hares?

ENLARGE

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