This is a Food Web on the Forest Floor. See if you can identify all the parts of the food web that make this a functioning, healthy ecosystem. Look for:
The Producers - the club mosses and plants.
The Primary Consumers – the mouse, chipmunk, snails, slugs.
The Secondary Consumers – the newts, salamanders, weasel and toad.
The Scavengers – the weasel, ants and other insects.
The Decomposers or Detritivores – the mushrooms, insects and microorganisms.
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Amsel, Sheri. "Forest Floor Food Web" Exploring Nature Educational Resource ©2005-2023. September 22, 2023
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