Wyatt Spivey
Wetlands Food Web
Wetlands Food Web
The producers of this food web are pondweed, algae, phytoplankton, and tape grass. The first consumers are shrimp and snapper fish. The secondary consumer is a heron. Finally, the alligator is the tertiary consumer.
Mutualistic Relationship in the Wetlands
The Ant-house plant has a Mutualistic relationship with the Golden Ant. The ant eats things that would try to eat the plant. The ant is fed. The plant is pest free.
Parasitic Relationship in the Wetlands
Leeches latch onto a snapper fish and drain the blood from it. The leech is fed. The fish dies.
Commensalistic Relationship in the Wetlands
Snappers hide in grasses such as cat tails. The snapper fish is not eaten. The cat tails are unaffected.
Animals in Symbiotic Relationships
(From top to bottom). Ant-House plant. Golden Ant. Leech. Snapper Fish. Cat tails. Snapper Fish.
Humans' Impact on the Environment
Humans have built dams in wetlands causing flooding on one side, while the other doesn't get enough water to sustain itself. Humans also urbanize wetlands and create runoff which harms ponds, rivers, and lakes. Humans also have positive effects on the wetlands. Some good people help out and volunteer their time for cleaning the water and saving animals.
Shrimp in Food Webs
Shrimp are consumers. They eat algae and phytoplankton.
Algae in Food Webs
Algae are producers. They are the base food of the entire biome.
Alligator in Food Webs
The alligator is a consumer. Alligators eat herons and fish.