FOOD FOOD CHAINSCHAINSPRAIRIE PRAIRIE

VS. VS.

FORESTFOREST

PRAIRIPRAIRIEE

Describe four Describe four things the prairie things the prairie dogs need to live dogs need to live that they obtain that they obtain

from their from their habitathabitat..

HABITATHABITAT Shelter, food, Shelter, food,

water, protection water, protection from predatorsfrom predators

What is the What is the smallest unit of smallest unit of

organization in an organization in an ecosystem ?ecosystem ?

Give four examples Give four examples from the diagram.from the diagram.

INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL ORGANISMORGANISM Owl, snake, Owl, snake,

prairie dog, bisonprairie dog, bison

Describe two of Describe two of the prairie dog’s the prairie dog’s adaptationsadaptations and and how it helps the how it helps the prairie dog to prairie dog to

survive.survive.

ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONS

What level of What level of ecological ecological

organization do organization do all of the all of the owlsowls in a in a

certain area certain area represent ?represent ?

OWLSOWLS Population . . . Population . . .

Is the Is the prairie soilprairie soil a biotic factor or a biotic factor or

an abiotic an abiotic factor ? Explain factor ? Explain

your answer.your answer.

PRAIRIE SOILPRAIRIE SOIL Abiotic = Abiotic = nonliving nonliving

Describe three Describe three factors that could factors that could limit the growth limit the growth

of the prairie dog of the prairie dog population.population.

LIMITING LIMITING FACTORSFACTORS

Competition for Competition for food and shelter, food and shelter,

FORESTFOREST

Name the Name the biotic biotic factorsfactors in this in this

ecosystem.ecosystem.

biotic factorsbiotic factors

Name the Name the abiotic abiotic factorsfactors in this in this

ecosystem.ecosystem.

abiotic factorsabiotic factors

Which organisms Which organisms shown are shown are

producersproducers ? ?

PRODUCERSPRODUCERS

Which organisms Which organisms shown are shown are

consumersconsumers ? ?

CONSUMERSCONSUMERS

What would happen What would happen to the other to the other

organisms if all the organisms if all the plants in this plants in this

ecosystem died ?ecosystem died ?

Use the organisms Use the organisms pictured in this pictured in this

ecosystem to ecosystem to construct a construct a food food

chainchain..

FLY FLY FISH FISH BEARBEAR

FOODFOODCHAINCHAIN

Who is Who is

the the

herbivoreherbivore ? ?

HERBIVOREHERBIVORE

Who or what Who or what

is the is the

producerproducer ? ?

PRODUCERPRODUCER

Where does Where does

the producer the producer

get its food ?get its food ?

Who is Who is

the the

carnivorecarnivore ? ?

CARNIVORECARNIVORE

Use the organisms Use the organisms pictured in this pictured in this ecosystem to ecosystem to

construct a construct a food food chainchain..