https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq Food Webs en-us 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC 2020-03-11 14:30:09 UTC hello@padlet.com mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359117 I use energy from sunlight to make my own food in a process called photosynthesis.  ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359117 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359120 I am either a tiny animal or I eat phytoplankton.  ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359120 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359121 I am a type of algae. I use energy from sunlight to make my own food in a process called photosynthesis.  I also need nutrients from the ocean water to produce my food. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359121 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359124 I am a type of bivalve mollusk, which means that I have two shells, like a mussel or oyster.  I take in food by filtering out tiny phytoplankton and detritus from the water.  I have no head, just a mouth that takes in food that has been filtered through the siphon and gills. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359124 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359126 I am a crustacean, related to lobsters and crabs.  Adult barnacles are sessile, meaning they do not move.  They eat any small particle of food that floats to them using feathery arms to draw the food towards their mouths.  I eat zooplankton, phytoplankton or detritus.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359126 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359129 I am a bivalve mollusk, meaning that I have two shells, like a clam or oyster.  I take in food by filtering out tiny phytoplankton and detritus from the water.  I live in tightly clustered groups on rocks that are only covered by water in high tide.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359129 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359131 I am a sea snail that can grow to over a foot long! I eat many types of large algae, especially kelp.  The color of my shell changes depending on what algae I eat.  I often cling to the underside of rocks ledges with my muscular foot and wait for pieces of kelp to fall nearby.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359131 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359132 I am a gastropod mollusk, which means I am a type of sea snail. I have a flat, wide shell on my back.  I gaze on tiny algae (phytoplankton) that is stuck to rocks.  Sometimes I even eat algae right off the shells of larger limpets and mussels.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359132 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359134 I am a crustaceans with a hard outer shell.  I eat a wide variety of foods.  I am both a scavenger of detritus and predators of other crustaceans, such as shrimp and barnacles, and mollusks like clams and limpets.  I am a decapods (10 legged) and have claws on the front two legs that iI use to eat.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359134 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359135 I am a gastropod mollusk.  I am sometimes called a "whelk" or "dog winkle". I am a predator and able to drill holes into the shells of mussels and barnacles to get to the fleshy parts which I eat.  I live in tidal areas of rocky shores where waves are very strong. 

I am a __________________
because I eat____________ ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359135 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359136 I am an animal with 5 arms that have tiny tube feet all over my underside.  I use these tubes to grab tightly and pry open  my prey, which includes mussels, barnacles, rock snails, and limpets.  If the prey is too big to eat whole, I can extend my stomach onto the prey and digest the food outside my body. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359136 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359137 I am a large marine mammal like the humpback, gray, and blue whales.  Although I am big, I only eat zooplankton called krill.  Instead of teeth, I have brush-like bristles that they use to filter out their tiny prey.  I can eat 100 pounds of krill in one swallow! 
I am a __________________
because I eat____________]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359137 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359139 I am an invertebrate with many pines and tube feet all over my body.  I graze on kelp and can eat a lot of it!]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359139 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359141 I am a decapod crustaceans.  I am a filter feeder, which means that I take in water and filter out the small pieces of detritus, zooplankton, and phytoplankton.  The Spot Prawn, the largest shrimp on the Pacific coast, spends its first 2 to 3 years as a male and then becomes a female. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359141 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359142 I live on the coast and depend on the sea for food and survival.  I prefer to eat small fish, shrimp, limpets, and rock snails. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359142 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359143 I am like a sardine, anchovie, or herring.  I like to swim in schools with thousands of other fish.  I filter out small zooplankton from the water to eat. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359143 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359144 I am a mollusk with 10 limbs. Like my cephalopod cousin the octopus, I can change my color depending on my mood. I will change color when eating my food which are small fish, crabs, shrimp and other mollusks. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359144 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359146 I am an eight legged mollusk.  I am a generalists, which means that I will eat many different things. I prey on small fish, crabs, shrimps, and many other mollusks and crustaceans.  I am able to change color and texture of my skin. 
I am a __________________
because I eat____________ ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359146 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359148 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359148 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359150 The big fish of California include salmon, rockfish, and albacore tuna. These large fish mainly eat smaller fish such as herring and anchovies, but also large invertebrates such as squid and shrimp. These big fish are diverse in color and life history - rockfish rarely travel far over their lifetime, while salmon start and end their lives in rivers, but grow big in the `Pacific.]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359150 mpieraccioli https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359153 I am related to weasels and badgers. We have the thickest fur of any living mammal. I will often dive for my food, which includes abalone and sea urchin. I always eat while floating on their backs. ]]> 2020-03-11 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mpieraccioli/jtacquwk0dnq/wish/458359153