Coe Lake Critters Lesson Coe Lake Outdoor Science Education
Food Chain Key Terms Producers- – Photosynthesis: Primary consumers- – Cellular respiration: Secondary consumers- Tertiary consumers- Herbivore- Carnivore- Omnivore- Decomposer-
Common Producers (Phytoplankton/Photosynthesize)
More phytoplankton!
Super cool phytoplankton : DIATOMS!
Microscopic Stuff Amoeba-omnivoresParamecium- eat bacteria Amoeba Feeding Footage
Common Primary Consumers (Zooplankton) Daphnia (water flea) Footage Daphnia (water flea) Footage
Snails (not zooplankton) primary consumers Right handed (dextral) pollution sensitive Left handed (sinestral) pollution tolerant, EX: Pouch Snails
Scud (zooplankton)Footage Scud (zooplankton)Footage primary & secondary consumer omnivore & nocturnal
Copepods (zooplankton) Footage Copepods (zooplankton) Footage (primary & secondary consumer) omnivore
Ostracod (zooplankton) Footage Ostracod (zooplankton) Footage primary & secondary consumer omnivore some bioluminescent (glow blue at night in Caribbean) some parthenogenic (drought resistant eggs-come back to life)
Planaria Footage Planaria Footage secondary consumer (& they will eat dead organisms too) regenerate
Nematode Footage Nematode Footage (decomposers)
Rotifer Footage Rotifer Footage "wheel bearer" crown of cilia omnivores (but small enough to fit in tiny mouth)
Key Terms to Know Photosynthesisparthenogenic Cellular respirationphytoplankton Primary consumerzooplankton Secondary consumerDaphnia Tertiary consumerOstracod NocturnalScud DiurnalCopepod DecomposerDiatom HerbivorePlanaria CarnivoreNematode OmnivoreSnail Bioluminescentdextral Regeneratesinustral RotiferAmoeba Paramecium