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Forest food web
Forest food web
The primary consumers are the mice and insects. The insect then feeds the the bird and owl. The mouse feeds the snake, fox, Hawks, owls and racoons. The birds, snakes, and racoons are secondary consumers. Which leaves the fox, Hawks and owls as tertiary consumers.
Mutualism
This symbiotic relationship is mutualism. Where both organisms benefit. The chipmunk benefits from the oak tree because it gets shelter and the oak tree benefits because the chipmunk carries seeds and drops them around.
Commensalism
This symbiotic relationship is commensalism. It is where one organism benefits without affecting the other. In this the moss is benefiting without affecting the oak tree. The oak is unaffected while the moss is saved from choking on the leaf litter
Parasitism
This symbiotic relationship shows parasitism. Where one organism benefits while the other is harmed. In this the white tailed deer is being harmed and the tick is benefiting the deer is being harmed because it can get and infection from the tick bite and die and the tick is getting food (blood) from the deer which is why the tick is the one benifiting from this.
Oak tree
The tree gets its energy from the sun and is a producer.
Mice
The mouse gets its energy from the tree and is a primary consumer.
Fox
The fox gets its energy from the mouse and is a secondary consumer.