Transcript Pond Water Web

Pond Water Web
Producers
• phytoplankton
• aquatic plants
Consumers
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Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Crayfish
Mosquito larvae
Zooplankton
Raccoon
Tiger salamander
Pond frog
leeches
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Snail
Bullheads
Mallard
Great blue heron
Snapping turtle
Aquatic nymphs
Mudpuppy
Muskrat
N. water snake
Decomposers
• AQUATIC WORMS
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Zooplankton
Leeches
Snail
Tadpoles
3. Create 4 food chains
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4. Use 10 cards to create a food web
Must Use:
• Pick 4 other animals
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Phytoplankton
Aquatic plants
Zooplankton
Bullheads (catfish)
Great blue heron
Aquatic worms
• Put the other leftover
cards in the paper clip
to be collected by
teacher
Discussion Questions
1. What would happen to your food chain if
the aquatic plants died out because of
pollution?
- Everything would leave or die
Discussion Questions
2. What would happen to your food web if
the population of great blue herons was to
double?
- some of the other populations would
decrease
Discussion Questions
3. Asian carp consume zooplankton, which
many fishes typically feed on in their
juvenile stages, and have no known
predators. How would the introduction of
an Asian carp affect your food web?
- many populations could decrease
- others may not be affected