Construct a possible food chain based on the prey discovered in the pellet. This
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Question
Construct a possible food chain based on the prey discovered in the pellet. This food chain should start with the sun and the final organism should be the owl.
*species discovered was a mole*
What happened to the muscles, internal organs, and skin of the prey?
Could multiple organisms be found in the pellet? ( the owls pellet, its stomach cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and insect shells from that food. These “extra” parts are formed into a tight pellet inside the owl and are then are later spit up by the owl. )
Explain the role of the gizzard formation.
What types of organisms could make a home out of the owl pellet?
Explanation / Answer
1)-Food chain from sun to owl with discovered prey mole in the pellet are -
SUN-PLANTS/GRASS-BEETLE-MOLE-OWL
2)-The muscle, skin and internal organs of the prey eaten by owl can digest because an owl cannot digest hard body parts and fur of the prey but here there are muscles, internal organs and skin which can be easily digested by owl.
3)-yes, multiple organism can be found in the pellet of owl if the prey catched by owl rescently catches its prey and because of early catching the small prey inside the owls prey is not properly digest than it can be found in the pellet of the owl. For example, there is a beetle catch by a mole and suddendly after that this mole catched by an owl then in the pellet of the particular owl might having beetles hard shell, bone , nails of mole etc.
4)- Role of gizzard formation in owl- Gizzard in owl is the second stomach in which there is filteration and storing of undigested food.
5)- Carpet beetle larvae, cloth moths and some fungi used owl pellet as home or shelter to live.