Food Chains on the Isle of Dell
On the Isle of Dell, a large island with a variety of habitatsand plant/animal species, the food chain has been left undisturbedby human development.  In the subtropical forests of theinland region, the elephants and rhinos forage on the native lowshrubs. Inland water ways contain large schools of great goldfishwhich thrive on the indigo waterweed.   Nearer thecoastal areas, donkeys, camels, and hippos consume the lush, greenverdigrass. In the plains of the south, bison, horses, and cowsrely on the tall, plains bushtail grasses as a staple of theirdiets.  The goats of the highlands graze over large areasin search of the dry goatweed.
The large wild cats of the islan, blend in with the bushtailgrass, allowing them to stalk and prey upon the bison andcows.  Tigers on the island use their strength and speedto hunt down camels and donkeys along the coast.  In thehighlands, lions use the rough terrain as cover to hunt the highlydispersed goat herds.  When goats are more difficult tofind, lions do head to the coast and hunt camels anddonkeys.  Bears living inland, traversing between bothforests and plains, may actively hunt small, weak elephant, rhino,and cows, but mostly rely on the great goldfish and plains bushtailgrass for their diets.
Based on the information above, fill out the two columns of thetable below.
Organism | Consumer (1°or 2°) or Producer | Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore, or Autotroph |
Bear | | |
Bison | | |
Camel | | |
Cat | | |
Cow | | |
Donkey | | |
Elephant | | |
Goat | | |
Hippo | | |
Horse | | |
Lion | | |
Rhino | | |
Tiger | | |
Great Goldfish | | |
Low Shrubs | | |
Verdigrass | | |
Dry Goatweed | | |
Plains Bushtail Grass | | |
Indigo Waterweed | | |
