below is a food web from joshua tree national park, a desert ecosystem in southern california. which arrows…

below is a food web from joshua tree national park, a desert ecosystem in southern california. which arrows show matter moving from a producer to a primary consumer? select all that apply. the arrow between the kit fox and the coyote the arrow between the creosote bush and the desert woodrat the arrow between the rattlesnake and the red - tailed hawk the arrow between the desert woodrat and the coyote the arrow between the grasshopper mouse and the coyote
Answer
Brief Explanations:
- Producers are organisms that make their own food (e.g., plants like creosote bush).
- Primary consumers eat producers.
- Analyze each option:
- The arrow between kit fox and coyote: Both are consumers (kit fox is a secondary consumer, coyote is a tertiary consumer).
- The arrow between creosote bush (producer) and desert woodrat (eats the bush - primary consumer).
- The arrow between rattlesnake and red - tailed hawk: Both are consumers (rattlesnake is a secondary consumer, red - tailed hawk is a tertiary consumer).
- The arrow between desert woodrat and coyote: Desert woodrat is a primary consumer, coyote is a tertiary consumer (this is primary to tertiary, not producer to primary).
- The arrow between grasshopper mouse and coyote: Grasshopper mouse is a secondary consumer, coyote is a tertiary consumer.
Answer:
the arrow between the creosote bush and the desert woodrat