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1. Why do plants grow in shallow water and not in really deep water?
2. Are there any other organisms that can be called producers? If so, what are they and what makes them producers?
3. Identify A. 2 floating plantlike protists and what eats them and B. 1 plantlike protist that grows on other objects and what eats this protist:
4. Identify 3 different plants and what eats them:
5. Identify 6 different animals, what they eat and what eats them:
6. Time to create the Pond Food Web. You have recorded information, which will help you with your task. Using software such as Inspiration, illustrate the transfer of energy through a Nova Scotia pond ecosystem. Restrict your choice of organisms to the ones described in Exploring Nova Scotia Ponds to create it. The images on the Resource Page can be used for the organisms in the food web.
7. In your own words, summarize what is happening in your Pond Food Web. Use words like "energy is transferred to ..." when describing the energy flow from one organisms to another.