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Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Energy Flow in Ecosystems. On safari in Tanzania, I counted the animals that I saw during a 40-minute period while I was on the Serengeti Plains. The following slide lists those totals…. Waterbuck (12) Impala (24) Zebra (52) Thompson’s Gazelle (415) Giraffe (7) Baboon (27) Lions (3)

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Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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  1. Energy Flow in Ecosystems

  2. On safari in Tanzania, I counted the animals that I saw during a 40-minute period while I was on the Serengeti Plains. • The following slide lists those totals…

  3. Waterbuck (12) • Impala (24) • Zebra (52) • Thompson’s Gazelle (415) • Giraffe (7) • Baboon (27) • Lions (3) • Vultures (4)

  4. Consider the relative abundance of each organism I saw. What might explain why I saw so many more herbivores than carnivores during that sampling period in the Serengeti?

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