Landon Koger
Southern Ocean
In the deciguous forest, there are many different types of trees that act as producers. Coming in different sizes, shapes, and sometimes color, they all tend to serve the same purpose. These producers all provide as a food source for 1st level consumers. The first level consumers in the particular biome consist of Pika, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Douglas's Squirrel, and Pacific Tree Frogs. All of these consumers feed off of the producers. So, for them easy food? Yes. Safe life? Not so much. They are the main source of energy for the 2nd level consumers. Consisting of the Ringtail, Pine Marten, and Black-Tipped Rabit, these consumers love them some Pika and Tree Frogs. Then there's the big boys, the tertiary consumers. The Mountain Lion and The Coyote. These 2 will feed off of any 2nd level consumer there is, sometimes even eating babies of other tertiary's or their own kind, they're swift and hungry predators. And they don't miss too often.
Humans impact the environment in many ways. From simply dropping a piece of trash on the side of the road to destroying forests to build home. Either it had a negative effect on the life on animals, and we don't even take a moment to care. Animals lose their homes, die of starvation, and there are many more circumstances. You wouldn't like it if some big bulldozer came up to your home and ran it over, now would you? Or if people intentionally polluted the water you drank, would you? So why do we do it to animals, and beautiful trees and ruin their lives? Animals have feelings too.
Believe it or not, humans can actually have a positive impact on the forests as well. Hunting laws and hunting seasons, for example both help the deciguous forests. By having these certain laws and seasons, it keeps the flow going just how it needs to with the right population of all animals, not too many and not too less. Without these laws, honestly think about the way we could effect the environment negatively. But, with these we keep it going nice and smooth.
The Sun
The Sun plays the biggest role in a food web. Why? Well, because without the sun, producers wouldn't be able to make food for the 1st level consumers to eat. So, then there would be no 1st level consumers, which means no 2nd level consumers, or tertiary consumers. Which means, no life..
The Oak Tree
The Oak Tree, believe it or not has the 2nd biggest role in the deciduous forest. They provide food for the Herbivores in this particular biome. Without the producers (oak tree) there, well consumers can't make their own food, so you know what comes next. No deciduous forests anymore.
The Mountain Lion
The Mountain Lion is the bad boy of the forest. We may look at it as scary, or harmful, but it really just does its job. It has to eat, so do we right? If there were no Mountain Lions, the population of ringtails, Pine Marten, and Black-Tipped Rabbits would be over the top. So, you can thank the Mountain Lion that your yard isn't infested with Rabbits.
Mutualism
In this mutualistic relationship, both organisms are happy because the bee gets to eat and meanwhile it transfers pollin from flower to flower.
Parasitism
The relationship between a flea and a coyote in known as parasitism. The flea gets too eat so it is happy, but the flea also "bugs" the coyote and irritates it.
Commensalism
The relationship between the squirrel and the tree is known as commensalism, where one organism is happy and the other doesn't mind at all. The squirrel gets shelter from weather but the tree doesn't mind because it doesn't even mind the squirrel.