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Milkweed is eaten by several species of insects, most notably the monarch butterfly larvae, red milkweed beetle, and milkweed tussock caterpillar or tiger moth. In turn, monarchs are eaten by birds, and tiger moths by bats.
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The milkweed plant is part of various food webs in its ecosystem. It serves as a host plant for the monarch butterfly, providing nectar for pollinators, and shelter and food for insects like milkweed bugs and aphids. Additionally, predators like Spiders and certain birds may prey on insects found on the milkweed plant.
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What is a over lapping food chain?
Food web.
What are humans considered in the food web?
Humans are considered apex predators in the food web, meaning they are at the top of the food chain and typically do not have natural predators. However, humans are omnivores and also consume plants, making them a part of multiple trophic levels in the food web.
What are interconnected food chains called?
Interconnected food chains are known as a food web, which consists of multiple interconnected food chains showing the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
How many food chains make up the food wed?
Multiple food chains make up a food web. A food web shows the complex network of interactions between different organisms in an ecosystem, including multiple interconnected food chains. Each organism in a food web can be a part of multiple food chains, showcasing the interconnectivity of an ecosystem.
Does the milkweed plant and the monarch caterpillar depend on each other?
Yes, milkweed plants are the only food source for monarch caterpillars. The caterpillars rely on milkweed to lay eggs and feed their young. In return, monarch caterpillars help pollinate milkweed plants as they move from flower to flower.
Can milkweed have a food web?
Yes a milkweed patch does have food web there are seven insects that are in it
What food chain begins with a milkweed?
The food chain would go, milkweed, monarch caterpillar, wasp.
Is milkweed a suitable food for birds why?
No it is not
How do you you use a food web?
I'm not sure how the spider uses it's food web. We are all part of some kind of a food web.
What is a difference between food chain and food web?
A food web consists of one part of a food web. For example a food web would be: Carrot- Rabbit- Fox- Worm/ Decomposer. A food web is multiple food webs together. The multiple food chains 'web' together forming a food web.
How do you used food web in a sentence?
I'm not sure how the spider uses it's food web. We are all part of some kind of a food web.
How are land and food web different?
Land (rock) is not an animate object and therefore is not part of a food web.
How are plants pat of a food web?
plants are called producers... they are the 1st part of the food web, they are the ones that initially provide the energy that passes throughout the entire food-web.
What is a milkweed product?
Milkweed products can refer to items made from the fibers or seeds of the milkweed plant. Common milkweed products include milkweed floss used as insulation, milkweed oil, and milkweed seed pods used in crafts. Milkweed is also a crucial source of food for monarch butterflies.
What is part of the food web?
Producer composer decomposer
How are you part of the food web?
Easy: you eat stuff.
Is milkweed suitable for birds?
No it is not
