Tanner Swanson 8/Ms.Green
Chaparral
Food web
Energy moves from animal to animal creating a foodweb. The cactus,seeds,grass,and sagebrush in the example are producers.Producers make their own food.All other animals are consumers.Consumers consume the energy(food) that the producers produce.The grey wolf is an example of a tertiary consumer.The jackrabbit is an example of a primary consumer.tThe cactus wren is an example of a secondary consumer.
SIMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Commenilism
This is a Dung beetle.It takes the wastes of cattle and rolls it into a ball and uses it's a home.The cattle is uneffected but benifits the beetle.
Mutualism
The cattle and cowbirds have a mutual relationship because the cowbirds eat the flys that bother the cows.
Parasitism
The flea is feeding off of the coyote which only leaves the coyote with an itchy bug bite.
Ways humans impact this environment
Mainly, humans build tourist attractions in the chaparral biome. In fact, one of the major threats to this biome is humans coming in and building buildings. They also come in and build industries and factories. This affects organisms that depend on natural forest fires to survive. This biome is being simplified to suit modern human needs. As a result more and more organisms are becoming threatened and even endangered. Sustainable revolution is very important in this biome. It is important to have an enviornment that both humans, plants, and animals can live in.
Grey wolf
The grey wolf is a tertiary consumer it is the apex predator of this food web.
Jack Rabbit
The jackrabbit is a primary consumer.If the grey wolf eats the jackrabbit,it is also eating the energy from the sagebrush the rabbit consumed.
Sagebrush
The sagebrush is a producer.It provides food for the jackrabbit and if the wolf gets hungry,the wolf too.