Birds of Prey:
Food Chain, Food Webs and General
Ecology
by Joshua McLaughlin
I. Introduction
- Name some Birds of Prey.
- What types are around here?
- What do Birds of Prey eat?
- What are Food Chains and Food Webs?
II. Birds of Prey Ecology
- Why are they called Birds of Prey?
- How they help the environment
- The daily diet
- Migration
III. Food Webs and Food
Chains
- What are they
- Producers, Consumers and Decomposers
- How they affect the Food Webs and Food Chain
- DDT
- Where do Birds of Prey fit in?
- How does this affect the environment?
IV. What do Birds of Prey eat?
- What is an Owl
Pellet?
- How do Owls get rid of them?
- Let's see what they eat!
V. Conclusion
- What did we learn?
- What we can do to help the world
Questions:
- How many organisms does a bald eagle eat?
- What organism has the highest DDT concentration relative to body weight?
- What determines the size of an owl pellet?
- What is the smallest owl found in southwestern Virginia?
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