temperate rainforest food web

Name: ___________________

Due: Monday, February 14, 2011

Temperate Rainforest Food Web

You are to create a food web with animals from the temperate rainforest.

Procedure

1. Cut out each of the organism pictures2. Organize the organism pictures in a logical manner (use the provided data table to assist you)3. Glue each organism onto the large piece of paper4. Draw arrows that show the flow of energy – the arrow goes to the eating animal5. For each organism, label the following:

1. Name of the organism2. Whether the organism is a primary produce, primary consumer, secondary consumer, or tertiary consumer3. Whether the organism is a producer, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore or decomposer

Example:Banana slugs eat moss. The banana slug receives energy from the moss, so the arrow points toward the banana slug. The arrow represents the flow of energy.

Moss Banana SlugPrimary Producer Primary ConsumerProducer Herbivore

Temperate Rainforest Food Table

Animal What it eats

White-tailed deer Acorn, berries

Pileated woodpecker Acorn, carpenter ant, berries

Winter wren Aphid, caterpillar

Red tree vole Douglas fir tree

Flying squirrel Berries, acorn, fungi

Mountain beaver Fern, berries

Cougar Mountain beaver, flying squirrel, red tree vole, white-tailed deer

Spotted owl Flying squirrel, winter wren, red tree vole

Bear Berries, white-tailed deer, carpenter ant

Termites Douglas Fir

Carpenter Ant Termites

Food Web Criteria

Each organism has the following: (18 organisms)

• Picture

• Name of the organism

• Label indicating if the organism is a primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, or tertiary consumer

• Label indicating if the organism is a producer, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore, or decomposer

/9 (0.5 each) /9 /9

/9Total ________/36

Arrows showing direction of energy /9 (0.5 each)Total ________/12.5

Neatness/Organization/Easy to Follow

• 5 marks – Stands out, top notch, extremely easy to follow

• 4 marks – Neat and easy to follow

• 3 marks – Neat, but may be a little hard to follow

• 1 mark – little effort made

/5

Title, Name a /1.5

Food Web Total __________ /55