Keystone Species

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9 questions
1

What do you think will happen after all the starfish are removed from the tide pool ecosystem?

1

What is a keystone species?

1

Why don't all species have the same impact on an ecosystem?

1

Which animal in this food web do you think is the keystone species? Why?

1

After watching the video, which animal in the food web is the keystone species?

2

How did the removal of the keystone species affect 2 other organisms? Select two.

1

How did the removal of the keystone species affect the river?

Yellowstone Food Web



4

Use the image on the left to determine if each organism is a producer or consumer.

Producer
Consumer
Bison
Grizzly Bear
Beaver
Grasses
Berries
Gray Wolf
Elk
Trees & Wooded Plants
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The source of energy for this food web is not shown, but we know it is the __________.

Energy moves from berries to the __________ to the gray wolf.

Energy moves directly from the beaver to the __________.

The __________ is an omnivore, or an animal that eats both plants and animals.

Energy from the sun is used by __________ to produce food that is eaten by herbivores and omnivores.