ACTIVITY 4

ENERGY IN AN ECOSYTEM
Objectives:
1. Trace the flow of energy in the ecosystem
2. Describe the food chain, food web and ecological pyramid.
3. Describe the trophic structure.

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Explain the function of trophic levels in an ecosystem.
2. Can a food chain ever begin with consumer? Explain.
3. Why there is always a loss of chemical energy in each step in a food chain?
4. How do pyramids of energy and biomass represent the energy relationships in an
ecosystem?
5. What are some food chains in tropical rain forest?

Applying the Concepts

1. Make a diagram of food web that exist in your locality. Can you use this to make a
pyramid of energy?
2. Research about accidents in mining and oil spillage in the Philippines Indicate the
environmental and health problems countered.
3. Are you favor about coal mining in the Philippines? Support your answer.