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Educational infographic illustrating the Lake Washington food web and aquatic ecosystem energy flow.

Educational infographic illustrating the Lake Washington food web and aquatic ecosystem energy flow.

Draw a food web for Lake Washington using the species and food preferences given in Table 3. Start with phytoplankton (algae) as the base of your web and then build up the food chain. Phytoplankton (algae) โ”œโ”€โ”€> Mysids (small shrimp) โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€> Juvenile sockeye โ”œโ”€โ”€> Signal crayfish โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€> Juvenile sockeye โ”œโ”€โ”€> Caddisfly larvae โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€> Stickleback โ””โ”€โ”€> Bulk zooplankton โ””โ”€โ”€> Juvenile sockeye โ””โ”€โ”€> Stickleback Stickleback โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” Juvenile sockeye โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€> Northern pikeminnow Other small fish โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ Stickleback โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” Juvenile sockeye โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€> Cutthroat trout Other small fish โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ Stickleback โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” Juvenile sockeye โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€> Smallmouth bass Other small fish โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ Mehr sehen