Q5.16. Imagine a community with a single predator, two herbivores, and five primary producers (8 species total). How many food web links are theoretically possible

12 links are possible.

Explanation:

Food webs are more detailed and dynamic types of food chains. In the food webs, the flow of energy occurs in a multidirectional way since within nature the food chains do not occur in isolation.

In the case of the question above, we can say that it is possible that in a community with 1 predator, 2 herbivores and 5 primary producers, 12 food web links would be generated.

This is because each herbivore would establish a 5 links representing its food through the primary producers, thus, we would have 10 links. In addition, the predator would present 2 lines indicating its consumption of each herbivore, generating two links. In the end, if we add all the links we will have a total of 12 links.

sand 60

clay 10

silt 30

sandy loam should be dominated by the sand. as the amount of sand increased, the amount of slit needed to anchor the plants' roots to the sand will also be increased. even though the amount is very little, 10% part of clay is still necessary for proper oxidation.