Where did the flowers go? Food Chain Presentation by Student Mrs.. Williams class 2008 Food Chain Presentation by Student Mrs.. Williams class 2008
Definitions Producer: an organism (example: plant) that produces energy which is used by a consumer. Consumer: an organism (example: animal) that consumes (eats) a producer (their energy) Decomposer: an organism (example: fungus) that consumes a consumers remains (dead parts) Producer: an organism (example: plant) that produces energy which is used by a consumer. Consumer: an organism (example: animal) that consumes (eats) a producer (their energy) Decomposer: an organism (example: fungus) that consumes a consumers remains (dead parts)
Producer: Tiger Lily Tiger Lilies are a lily that is found in woodland areas, especially in the Northwestern United States. Tiger Lilies have become endangered! What if they become extinct? Tiger Lilies are a lily that is found in woodland areas, especially in the Northwestern United States. Tiger Lilies have become endangered! What if they become extinct?
Consumer: Bumble Bee Bumble Bees feed upon the pollen of the Tiger Lily. This interaction does two things: 1. Makes the Bumble Bee full 2. Pollinates the Tiger Lilies The Tiger Lily and the Bumble are related in the food chain! Bumble Bees feed upon the pollen of the Tiger Lily. This interaction does two things: 1. Makes the Bumble Bee full 2. Pollinates the Tiger Lilies The Tiger Lily and the Bumble are related in the food chain!
Decomposer: Ground Beetle Ground Beetles eat dead plants and animals. Ground Beetles decompose Tiger Lilies and turn them into nutrient rich soil, so the ground becomes fertilized. Fertilized ground means that more plants (Tiger Lilies) can grow since the ground is full of nutrient soil. Ground Beetles eat dead plants and animals. Ground Beetles decompose Tiger Lilies and turn them into nutrient rich soil, so the ground becomes fertilized. Fertilized ground means that more plants (Tiger Lilies) can grow since the ground is full of nutrient soil.
What if Tiger Lilies become extinct? Bumble Bees would have a food shortage, and would need to find other flowers to feed off of. The problem is that there are not a lot of flower choices in woodland areas. Ground Beetles would have less food sources to create nutrient rich soil from. Also, Tiger Lilies give off a special nutrient when decomposed and other plants and trees would begin to lack this nutrient when it was no longer present in the soil. Bumble Bees would have a food shortage, and would need to find other flowers to feed off of. The problem is that there are not a lot of flower choices in woodland areas. Ground Beetles would have less food sources to create nutrient rich soil from. Also, Tiger Lilies give off a special nutrient when decomposed and other plants and trees would begin to lack this nutrient when it was no longer present in the soil.
Food Chain Chaos! Due to the extinction of the Tiger Lily the food chain in woodland areas has been thrown into chaos! Bumble Bees start to leave the area in search of a better food source; leaving other native flowers not pollinated, which causes their extinction. The soil is not as nutrient because the decomposers have a smaller food source, which may cause less plants and trees to grow; leaving less habitats and food sources for woodland consumers. Due to the extinction of the Tiger Lily the food chain in woodland areas has been thrown into chaos! Bumble Bees start to leave the area in search of a better food source; leaving other native flowers not pollinated, which causes their extinction. The soil is not as nutrient because the decomposers have a smaller food source, which may cause less plants and trees to grow; leaving less habitats and food sources for woodland consumers.