Animals In The Desert Food Chain

Man is the top predator in any desert environment whether by intention or accident.

Animals in the desert food chain. Knowing the Outback is a desert you would expect it to have barely any life but the truth is the Australian Desert is teeming with life. Detritivores are organisms that eat nonliving plant and animal remains. These animals are fewer in numbers than the herbivores as one secondary consumer consumes many herbivores for survival.

Food Chains The following food web shows the relationships between the consumers and producers specific to the Gobi desert. These animals are snails insects tadpoles and small fish. These animals are eaten by larger insects lizards and also snakes.

Plant- eating animals the herbivores or primary consumers become the second. Insects Lizards Apache Pocket Mouse Kangaroo Rat Desert Cottontail Jackrabbit. Explain the principles of the food chain and how it works in the desert.

Yes an animals can be both a predator and prey. It can live up to 2000 years and can grow to about 24 feet wide. This is an example of a food chain in the desert.

It eats nuts and berries plants It also eats fish animals. One of the most common plant anyone has ever seen. Another example would be of the horned lizard that feeds on herbivores and takes place of the secondary consumer in the food chain.

With a continued focus on the Sonoran Desert students are introduced to the concepts of food chains and food webs. Of course the animals herbivores carnivores or omnivores depend totally on the plants the foundation of the food chain for survival. If a hawk eats the frog it becomes prey.