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Create a diagram in which you illustrate the energy flow among organisms of a food chain in a particular ecosystem.

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Select an ecosystem. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Determine the interdependency of life in your ecosystem by examining its organisms.

Include the following:

• List the organisms that can be found in your ecosystem.

1. Dolphin – Consumer/Predator

2. Green Sea Turtle – Consumer/Prey (Tiger Shark)

3. Tiger Shark – Consumer/Predator (Green Sea Turtle)

4. Trevallies –Consumer/Predator (Cardinal Fish)

5. Cardinal Fish – Consumer/Prey (Trevallies & Dolphin)

6. Manta Ray – Consumer

7. Remora – Consumer

8. Giant Triton – Consumer/ Predator (Crown of thorns starfish)

9. Crown of Thorns Starfish/Predator (hard coral) Prey (Giant triton)

10. Hard Coral – Consumer/ Prey (Crown of thorns starfish)

11. Zooxanthelleae – Producer

12. Sea Slugs – Consumer/ Predator (Sea Sponges)

13. Sea Sponges – Consumer/ Prey (sea Slugs)

14. Spanish Dancer – Consumer

15. Sea Grasses – Producer

16. Barracuda – Consumer/ predator (Parrot Fish)

17. Parrot Fish – Consumer/Prey (Barracuda)

18. Algae – Producer

19. Scorpion Fish – Consumer/Predator (goby)

20. Goby – Consumer/ prey (Scorpion fish)

21. Saddled Butterflyfish – Consumer

22. Sea anemones – consumers

23. Clownfish – Consumers...