science food web

ferguson forest food web

by Hadley & Ainsley

brown bear

teritary

"saw whet" owl

red fox

secondary consumers

raccoon

crow

bluejay

primary comsumers

squirrel

common deer

frog

producers and decomposers

common worm

maple tree

rasberry bushes

centepede worm

ant

worms

• worms are invertabrate meaning they lack bones
• they are a decomposer and are found in dirt and in the soil around us
• you will see them alot after the rain : crossing the road to reach a puddle, or reach any type of water source
• Worms are a great source of energy for organisms that eat them

saw whet owl

• saw whet owls main natural habitats are coniferous forest and
• their ecological niche is "predator" they eat small mamals and other birds
• they are the most common owl found in ottawa

deciduous woods

centepede worm

• the ecological niche is "decomposer and producer"
• without decomposers the nutrients from dead organisms wouldn't be able to be transported back into the soil, and re- used to create more producers and nurtients.
• they are carnivores and eat other bugs
• Centepede worms are thick,long looking worms that look very slimy
• They may be found under a log or on dead trees and carcasses.

frogs

• ecological niche: primary consumer
• they are anphibians (can live on both water and land)
• ectothermic animals( found in warm environments)
• Mostly located near eutrophic water (high in nutrients) and algae
• carnivore: eats bugs, worms and flies

racoon

• The racoons ecological niche is "secondary consumer"
• racoons are scavengers, many people catch racoons searching through their garbage, racoons are lazy and garbage is easy access.
• they are omnivores
• Racoons are spotted in trees

wild rasberry bushes

• many of them are found in ferguson forest
• deer, and many other animals can eat them
• their ecological niche is "producer" they produce berries for organisms to eat
• great source of nutrients
• Rasberry bushes give off the bright red colour to attract organsims to eat them, wich is a mutualism between the bush and consumer.

common deer

• ecological niche: primary consumers
• they eat the plants and grasses
• an overpopulation of deer would cause the food web to crumble, due to the fact that there wouldn't be enough deer being consumed by the predators, causing the deer to eat all the producers leaving nothing and no life left.
• Common deer are found near ferns, very grassy areas, and bushes
• herbivore

Squirrel

• ecological niche: primary consumer
• eats producers (plants, seeds, tree nuts, ect.)
• some squirrels may eat other squirrels (not a nice thought, but it happens)
• they are herbivores though

red fox

• the red fox is a predator
• it's ecological niche is "predator" it feeds on small mamals and birds like; bunnies, crows, bluejays, racoons, ect.
• seeds of plants and berries are also despersed when the excrement (poop) creating more rasberry bushes !! yay

ants

• Ants can be found in any place in nature other than the artic due to the tolerance level and amount of producers there
• Their ecological niche is : "decomposer and producers"
• they are insects that are quite small in size but work in groups to transport good to their home.
• Ants are eaten by alot of birds and other organisms

the brown bear

• ecological niche is to consume the other trophic levels to maintain a consistant carrying capactiy
• they eat seeds, berries, other mamals
• The bears eat seeds, so when they excrement (poop) the seeds get dispersed, creating more producers of the plant.
• Unlike polar bears brown bears have a lower tolerance level to extremely low temerature due to the fact they have different fur coatings

maple tree

• maple trees are very important to canada because they provide shaded areas, filters the air from some pollution, and from soil errosion
• the maple tree creates a fruit called "samara " that contains the tree seeds that get despersed by animals wich eat the fruit
• They give shelter to animals and birds (birds build their nest in them.)

bluejay

• ecologigal niche: Omnivore, comsuming producers and decomposers/ dertritovors
• bluejays tend to eat other small baby birds and eggs
• They tend to be found in trees like many other birds would

crow

• the crows ecological niche is "secondary consumer"
• crows eat producers as well as primary consumer and dead creatures. Omnivores
• they are scavengers
• they tend to make lots of noise when communicating with one and other