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Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Tundra GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Lemmings Lichens, Grasses
Polar Bear Artic fox
Artic Hares Lichens and grasses
Artic Wolf Artic fox, Caribou, Musk Ox
Musk Ox Grasses
Artic Fox Lemming, Insects
Caribou Grasses, Caribou Lichens
Brown Bear Artic Hare, Lemming, Grasses,
Snowy Owl Artic Hare, Lemming, Artic fox, insects
Insects Lichens, Grasses
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Taiga GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Beaver Pine Trees, Grasses
Caribou Grasses
Hawk Mouse, Weasel, Flying Squirrel, Snowshoe Hare
Mouse Pine Trees, Grasses
Weasel Mouse, Insects,
insects Grasses, Pine Trees
Flying Squirrel Grasses, Pine Trees
Lynx Snowshow Hare, Flying Squirrel, Mouse, Insects
Wolf Beaver, Snowshow Hare, Flying Squirrel, Mouse, Weasel, Caribou
Snowshoe Hare Grasses, Pine Trees
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Tropical Rainforest GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
ANT leaves, fruit
TERMITE dead trees, logs, bark
HORNBILL fruit, lizards, snakes
PARROT fruit, nuts, seeds
ORANGUTAN fruit, nuts, insects, birds
TIGER boar, monkeys, apes, wild oxen
KING COBRA other snakes, lizards, frogs
PYTHON birds, deer
FLYING DRAGON ants, termites
MONGOOSE insects, lizards, snakes INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Desert GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Rattlesnake Tarantula, Lizard, Kangaroo Rat
Mountain Lion Kangaroo Rat, Jack Rabbit
Tarantula Beetle
Lizard Beetle
Owl Kangaroo Rat, Jack Rabbit, Lizard, Tarantula, beetle
Bat Sagebrush, Cactus, Beetle
Coyote Kangaroo Rat, Jack Rabbit, Lizard, Tarantula
Kangaroo Rat Sagebrush, Cactus
Jack Rabbit Sagebrush, Cactus
Beetle Sagebrush, Cactus
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Savannah GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Tawny Eagle Hares, Grasshoppers, Mice
Topi plants
Cheetah Hares, Thompson’s gazelle, Impala, Warthog
Hares Star grass
Harvester Ants Red oat grass, Star grass
Thompson’s gazelle plants
Hyena Thompson’s gazelle, Topi, Aardvark
Aardvark Harvester ants, termites
Lion Thompson’s gazelle, Topi, Hares, Impala, Wildebeest
Grasshopper plants INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Deciduous Forest GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Field Mouse Seeds, grasshopper, beetle, moth
Bird Seeds, grasshopper, beetle, moth, lizard
Mole Grasshopper, beetle, moth, lizard
Grasshopper Seeds, flowers
Moth Flowers
Owl Field mouse, vole, bird, shrew, grasshopper, beetle, lizard
Vole Seeds, grasshopper, beetle, moth
Shrew Grasshopper, beetle, moth, worm
Lizard Flowers, seeds, grasshopper, beetle, moth
Beetle Seeds, flowers
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Freshwater GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it. ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Duck Green algae, mayfly, Water Strider, Midge, Copepod
Minnow Green algae
Mayfly Green Algae
Bear Salmon, Copepods
Heron Minnow, salmon, frog
Eel Mayfly, Copepods, Midges, Water striders, Minnows
Frog Mayfly, Water strider, Midge
Midge Green Algae, Copepods
Copepod Green algae
Salmon Minnow, Copepod, Mayfly, Water strider, Midge
Water Strider Mayfly, Midge, Copepods
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Ocean – Intertidal GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Octopus whelk
Sheepshead (fish) Sea urchin
Purple Sea urchin Phytoplankton, zooplankton, kelp
Sea star Mussels, sea urchin, clam, sea anemone, whelk, barnacles
Barnacles Phytoplankton, zooplankton
Mussels Phytoplankton, zooplankton, barnacles
Sea Anemome Sea urchin, zooplankton
Zooplankton (heterotrophs) Phytoplankton
Whelk Sea urchin, clam, barnacles
Clam Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Grassland GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it. ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Prairie Chicken Grass, insects
Hawk Prairie dogs, ground squirrels, ferret
Burrowing Owl Insects, field mouse
Prairie Dogs Grass, flowers
Ground squirrels Grass, flowers
Insects Grass, flowers
Mouse Grass, flowers
Black footed Ferret Prairie dogs
Bison Grass, flowers
Sandhill Crane Grass, flowers, insects
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Chaparral GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of the
construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it. ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Mule deer Sagebrush
Cactus Wren Sagebrush, beetles, lizard
Beetles Manzanita
Lizards Beetles, Manzanita, sagebrush
Grey fox Manzanita, lizards, deer mice
Spotted skunk Deer mice, Manzanita, sagebrush
Wrentits Beetles, Manzanita
Deer mouse Manzanita, sagebrush
Rattlesnake Deer mice, spotted skunk, cactus wren
Eagles Rattlesnake, grey fox, spotted skunk, deer mice
INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Rev. 9/22/11 Making a Food Web: Sahara Desert
GROUP PROCEDURES:
1. Color and cut out paper organisms.
2. Based on the data below, arrange/organize the organisms into a food web.
3. Once arranged, make sure all members agree in the positioning, and then arrange them on one side of
the construction paper. Be sure the other half of your paper is blank. Glue them to the paper.
4. Draw an arrow from each item to the organism that eats it.
ORGANISM WHAT IT EATS
Rattle snakes Kangaroo rat, ground squirrels, lizard
Insects Plant matter
Kangaroo rat seeds
Sandy cat Rats, squirrel, lizards
Dorcus gazelle plants
Striped hyena Snake, lizard, squirrels, rats, sheep
lizards insects
Ground squirrels plants
Hawk lizard
scorpion Small insects
Arabuan camels plants INDIVIDUAL CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper answer the following questions in
complete sentences about your food web
1. List the producers in your food web.
2. List the top predator’s prey.
3. List the herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
4. Ultimately, where does all the energy originate?
5. Using the food web, draw a single food chain.
6. If there was a decomposer in your pictures, where would it go on the food web?
7. Name two examples of decomposers for your food web.
Biome Website Project: Tundra Organisms
Polar Bear
Snowy Owl
Lemming
Grasses
Musk Ox
Artic Wolf
Artic Fox
Artic Hare
Brown Bear
Lichen
Insects
Caribou
Biome Website Project: Tundra Organisms
Polar Bear
Snowy Owl
Lemming
Grasses
Musk Ox
Artic Wolf
Artic Fox
Artic Hare
Brown Bear
Lichen
Insects
Caribou
Biome Website Project: Taiga Organisms
Caribou
Wolf
Hawk
Pine Tree & Seeds
Beaver
Lynx
Snowshoe Hare
Grasses
Weasel
Flying Squirrel
Mouse
Biome Website Project: Taiga Organisms
Caribou
Wolf
Hawk
Pine Tree & Seeds
Beaver
Lynx
Snowshoe Hare
Grasses
Weasel
Flying Squirrel
Mouse
Biome Website Project: Temperate Broadleaf (Deciduous) Forest Organisms
Moth
Flowers & Seeds
Bird
Mouse
Owl
Beetle
Grasshopper
Lizard
Grass & Roots
Biome Website Project: Temperate Broadleaf (Deciduous) Forest Organisms
Moth Flowers & Seeds
Bird
Mouse
Owl
Beetle
Grasshopper
Lizard
Grass & Roots
Vole Mole
Shrew
Vole Mole
Shrew
Biome Website Project: Savanna Organisms
Grasses/ seeds
Tawny Eagle
Grasshopper
Topi
Cheetah
Lion
Hares
Baobab Tree
Aardvark
Hyena
Harvester Ants
Thompson’s Gazelle
Grasses/ seeds
Tawny Eagle
Grasshopper
Topi
Cheetah
Lion
Hares
Baobab
Aardvark
Hyena
Harvester Ants
Thompson’s Gazelle
Biome Website Project: Sahara Desert Organisms
Rattle Snake
Striped Hyena
Scorpion
Dorcus Gazelle
Lizard
Ground Squirrel
Arabian Camel
Hawk
Mulberry Plants/fruit/seeds
Kangaroo Rat
Sandy Cat
Insects
Rattle Snake
Striped Hyena
Scorpion
Dorcus Gazelle
Lizard
Ground Squirrel
Arabian Camel
Hawk
Mulberry Plants/fruit/seeds
Kangaroo Rat
Sandy Cat
Insects
Biome Website Project: Rainforest Organisms
orangutan
parrot
tiger
king cobra
python
flying dragon
mongoose
termite
hornbill
tropical trees
ant
Sea Grape plant
Biome Website Project: Rainforest Organisms
orangutan
parrot
tiger
king cobra
python
flying dragon
mongoose
termite
hornbill
tropical trees
ant
Sea Grape plant
Biome Website Project: Intertidal Organisms
Sea Anemone
Phytoplankton - diatoms
clam
Barnacles
Mussels
Kelp
Whelk
Sheepshead Fish
Octopus
Sea Star
Sea Urchin
Sea Anemone
Phytoplankton - diatoms
clam
Barnacles
Mussels
Kelp
Whelk
Sheepshead Fish
Octopus
Sea Star
Sea Urchin
Biome Website Project: Grassland Organisms
Prairie chicken
Flowers
Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Prairie Dogs
Grass
Filed mouse
Ground Squirrels
Black footed Ferret
Insects
Bison
Sandhill Crane
Biome Website Project: Grassland Organisms
Prairie chicken
Flowers
Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Prairie Dogs
Grass
Filed mouse
Ground Squirrels
Black footed Ferret
Insects
Bison
Sandhill Crane
Biome Website Project: Desert Organisms
Rattlesnake
Mountain Lion/Cougar
Tarantula
Lizard
Owl
Bat
Coyote
Kangaroo Rat
Jack Rabbit
Sage brush
Beetle
Cactus
Rattlesnake
Mountain Lion/Cougar
Tarantula
Lizard
Owl
Bat
Coyote
Kangaroo Rat
Jack Rabbit
Sage brush
Beetle
Cactus
Biome Website Project: Chaparral Organisms
Mule deer
Sagebrush
Cactus Wren
Beetles
Lizards
Manzanita
Grey fox
Deer mouse
Spotted skunk
Wrentits
Rattle snake
Eagles
Biome Website Project: Chaparral Organisms
Mule deer
Sagebrush
Cactus Wren
Beetles
Lizards
Manzanita
Grey fox
Deer mouse
Spotted skunk
Wrentits
Rattle snake
Eagles
Biome Website Project: Freshwater Organisms
Duck
Minnow
Mayfly
Bear
Heron
Green Algae
Eel
Frog
Midge
Salmon Water Strider
Duck
Minnow
Mayfly
Bear
Heron
Green Algae
Eel
Frog
Midge
Salmon Water Strider