Forest food chain and food web diagram
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A North American deciduous forest food web on one page. Oak trees, grass and blackberry bushes are the producers. Caterpillars, rabbits, deer, squirrels and mice eat the plants; robins eat caterpillars and berries; rat snakes eat mice and birds; and red foxes, great horned owls, red-tailed hawks and gray wolves sit near the top. Every arrow is a food chain link, from food to eater.
Pick out single chains, like blackberry → mouse → rat snake → owl, and build them in the food chain game. For a hands-on version, print the cut-and-paste food chain worksheet.
Tips for using it
- Trace three different food chains that all end at the great horned owl.
- Find the animals that eat both plants and animals (the mouse, robin and fox).
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Questions
What is an example of a forest food chain?
Oak tree → caterpillar → robin → red-tailed hawk. The oak makes food from sunlight, the caterpillar eats its leaves, the robin eats the caterpillar and the hawk eats the robin.
Where do mushrooms fit in a forest food chain?
Mushrooms are fungi, which are decomposers. They break down dead leaves, logs and animals from every level and return nutrients to the soil.