Food Web Activity-Here is a list of the biota found in a California Chaparral biome.

Jay (insects, seeds)

Coyote (small mammals, deer)

Hawk (rodents, reptiles)

Lizard (insects)

Rattlesnake (rodents)

Cottontail rabbit (grasses and plants)

Oak

Wild grasses

Sagebrush

Mushrooms (dead plants)

Mice (grass, seeds)

Bacteria (dead plants and animals)

Trout (insects)

Ground Squirrel (seeds and nuts)

Opossum (nuts, insects)

Bat (insects)

Raccoon (nuts, insects, frogs)

Owl (rodents)

Deer (grass, tree bark)

Cougar (deer, rabbits)

Directions: Using the 20 organisms make a food-web placing the organisms in an oval on a sheet of paper. Using arrows make connections to each of the organisms based on their relationships e.g. produceràconsumer. In each oval indicate P=producer, C=consumer or D=decomposer.

Identify the longest food chain in your food web e.g., grassàCottontailàetc