Food Chain by Margaret (Winn) Irwin

Killer Whales

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:13:59 UTC

Killer whales eat fur seals, sea lions, dolphins, humpback whales, and large to medium-sized fish. They do not have any predators

Galapagos Sharks

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:16:08 UTC

Eat: Sea Lions, Fur Seals, Sea Turtles. Preyed upon only by other sharks

Bottle Nose Dolphins

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:17:29 UTC

Eat: Fish and Squid. Preyed Upon by Killer Whales

Fur Seals

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:23:31 UTC

Eat: Fish and Squid. Preyed on by sharks and Killer whales

Galapagos hawks

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:27:54 UTC

Eat: Marine Iguanas, Boobies, Flightless Cormants

Squid

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:29:52 UTC

Eat: Fish. Preyed upon by Sharks, Sea Lions, Fur Seals and Sea Birds

Octopus

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:32:18 UTC

Eat: Small Fish and Carbs. Eaten by cormorants and grouper

Groupers

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:33:48 UTC

Eat: Crabs, shrimp and Lobster. Eaten By: Sharks

Hieroglyphic Hawkfish

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:36:59 UTC

Eat: Small Fish and Sally lightfoot crabs

Ceramium

2024-04-11 23:39:42 UTC

A small filamentous red algae. It is eaten by damselfish, surgeonfish, parrotfish, sea stars, and snails.

Flightless Cormorants

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:40:14 UTC

Eat: Octopus and small fish. Eaten by: Galapagos Hawks and Sharks

Humpback Whales

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:42:10 UTC

Eat: zooplankton and small fish. Eaten by: Killer Whale

Damselfish

2024-04-11 23:42:35 UTC

Eat: Ulva and Ceramium. Eaten by: Large fish and seabirds

Trigger Fish

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:44:53 UTC

Eat: Sea urchins, Algae, crabs, coral and starfish. Eaten By:

Red Lipped- Batfish

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:46:41 UTC

Eat: small fish, Mollusks, Clams and Worms

Phytoplankton

2024-04-11 23:46:59 UTC

A very abundant algae and plant-like organism. Eaten by: Zooplankton and other large organisms

Sardines

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:48:05 UTC

Eat: Zooplankton. Eaten by Boobies and Penguins

Sargassum

2024-04-11 23:48:32 UTC

A brown seaweed. It is not eaten by many organisms because it contains toxic substances.

Ulva

2024-04-11 23:48:50 UTC

A fast growing green algae. Eaten by: Marine iguana, turtles, damselfish, and other herbivores fish.

Sea Turtles

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:50:36 UTC

Eat: Ulva, Jellyfish, Crustaceans. Eaten by: Sharks

Barnacles

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:52:04 UTC

Eat: Zooplankton. Eaten by: Birds

Zooplankton

2024-04-11 23:53:13 UTC

Eat: Phytoplankton and other Zooplankton. Eaten by: Many other higher trophic organisms.

Coral Polyps

margaretirwin1 — 2024-04-11 23:53:53 UTC

Eat: Zooplankton. Eaten by sea urchin

Marine Iguanas

2024-04-11 23:57:40 UTC

Eat: Ulva. Eaten by Galapagos hawks and sharks.

Krill

2024-04-12 00:02:05 UTC

Eat: Phytoplankton. Eaten by: penguins, fish, birds, and whales.

Jellyfish

2024-04-12 00:04:29 UTC

Eat: phytoplankton and zooplankton. Eaten by: Large fish and sea turtles.

Copepods

2024-04-12 00:08:19 UTC

Eat: Tissue of all almost every major animal group including coral, fish, and mammals. Eaten by: Species that eat zooplankton.

Surgeonfish

2024-04-12 00:11:10 UTC

Eat: Algae. Eaten by: Predatory fish.

Five-spotted anthais

2024-04-12 00:16:35 UTC

Eat: Plankton. Eaten by: other fish, squid, penguins, and flightless cormorants