https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f en-us 2020-09-30 14:43:19 UTC 2020-10-01 17:56:20 UTC hello@padlet.com nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794661857 (Prey, Herbivore)
Adaption: Prairie dogs borrow underground to hide from their predators, mainly the red-tailed hawk. This borrow helps them reproduce safely in the open environment!
Prairie dogs are herbivores and mainly eat grass and berries. They are consumers.]]> 2020-10-01 13:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794661857 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794662762 (Predator, Carnivore)
Coyotes are smaller than wolves and are less of a threat in the food chain however coyotes hunt in packs like wolves and are carnivores and consumers. ]]> 2020-10-01 14:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794662762 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794664865 (Predator, Carnivore)
The Gray Wolf is a carnivore which only eats meat. The Gray Wolf is also a consumer that eats other organisms for food. They hunt their prey in packs and are one of the highest predators on the food chain.]]> 2020-10-01 14:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794664865 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794665975 (Predator, Carnivore)
The Red-tailed Hawk as a fast and agile bird that is a true consumer carnivore in the ecosystem they hunt down their prey from the skies swooping down to prey on small animals and insects.]]> 2020-10-01 14:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794665975 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794670578 (Prey, Herbovore)
The Growling Grass Frog is  a species of frog that primarily dwells near water sources and in high grass. Frogs are omnivore consumers, they eat insects and plant life.]]> 2020-10-01 14:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794670578 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794671279 (Predator, Carnivore)
Grass snakes, similar to the red-tailed hawk, is a complete carnivore consumer as they only eat from other organisms in the ecosystem.]]> 2020-10-01 14:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794671279 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794683313 2020-10-01 14:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794683313 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794736555 (Prey, Herbivore)
The Black-tailed Jackrabbit is an example of a  herbivore and consumer they scavenge the ground for berries. fruits, and naturally growing vegetables for food. Along with their small size they are quite agile and can hide in enclosed spaces and small brush from predators.]]> 2020-10-01 14:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794736555 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794742158 (Autotroph)
Adaptation: The growing parts of buffalo grass are protected from fire by soil. It sends out new shoots from the roots or bottom of the unburned stolon buds. Seeds are also protected from fire by the burs they are enclosed in!
This type of grass is a producer, they get their nutrients or "food" through the sun. They are self reliant and don't depend on any organisms to create a sustaining life.]]> 2020-10-01 14:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794742158 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794756412 (Prey, Herbovore)
The Pronghorn has a close resemblance to a deer. These Pronghorns mostly eat grass as a consumer and herbivore, they can run up to speeds of 55MPH which helps them escape their predators.]]> 2020-10-01 14:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794756412 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794765522 (Prey, Omnivore)
The grassland mouse are an example of a omnivore consumer. These species of mice rummage through grass to eat any plants they can find as well as, any dead or small animals they can get their hands on.]]> 2020-10-01 14:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794765522 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794781298 (Predator, Carnivore)
The Brown Bear is one of, if not, the highest predator on the grasslands food chain ecosystem. Out of all the species' in a grassland environment. This predator is purely carnivorous and is a consumer only eating other animals in the environment.]]> 2020-10-01 14:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/794781298 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795676069 (Prey, Herbovore)
This species of colorful butterfly feed off of flower nectar. These types of grassland butterfly are herbivores like my butterflies. They have ab adaptation to the environment to bare bright colors. In the wild bright colors can stop predators often being a sign of toxicity.]]> 2020-10-01 17:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795676069 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795699939 (Autotroph)
These flowers are natural producers and pollinate in large groups. They have a Mutualistic relationship with butterflies. ]]> 2020-10-01 17:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795699939 nicholasmazzaccaro21 https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795712499 (Energy)]]> 2020-10-01 17:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasmazzaccaro21/ccn4778zjcgx3q8f/wish/795712499