Hunter Kreitmeyer
Estuary Biome
Food Web
This food web has plankton as the producer. It gives its energy to 4 different other species which are the primary consumers: animal plankton, sea mussel, freshwater mollusk, and the shrimp. The one that eats the primary consumers are the secondary consumers. This includes the: Salmon, the small fish, crab, etc.
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There is one decomposer in this food web and it is the worm because it helps the earth by decomposing dead animals giving the soil it's needed nutrients. There also is two tertiary consumers in this food chain: the blue heron, and the sea otter. The reason why they are tertiary consumers is because they eat a secondary consumer.
Symbiotic Relationships
Parisitism
Parisitism is a relationship where one animal is harmed and the other benefits. An example of this would be a cow and the tick. The tick benefits from getting the blood from the cow and the cow is harmed because it's blood is being token from him.
Commensalism
Commensalism is when one animal benefits and the other is left unaffected. An example of this is when small fish hitch a ride on a shark. The shark just lives it normal life and the small fish gets a free ride.
Mutualism
Mutualism is when both animals benefit from the relationship. An example of this would be a bird cleaning a cows teeth. The bird gets a free meal and the cow gets its teeth cleaned.
Negative Ways Humans Have Impacted This Biome
Pollution
A major way humans affected this biome is polluting the place with trash. Polluting the biome kills fish which unbalances the entire estuary food web.
The role some organisms play
The plankton helps everybody out because it is the main source of all the consumers energy. The otter makes sure no organisms become overpopulated and the worm keeps the biome clean.