. Are there primary consumers? Yes Ma’am Are there primary consumers Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Herbivores How do you know? Consume producers Another name to call them? Heterotrophs Give me some examples. Mussels and shrimp Are there secondary consumers? Yes Ma’am Are there secondary consumers? Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Omnivores and Carnivores How do you know? Consume consumers Another name to call them? Heterotrophs and Predators Give me some examples. Salmon, Bald Eagle and harbor seals Are there detritivores? Yes Ma’am Are there detritivores? Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Eats debris How do you know? Eats decaying matter Another name to call them? Bottom Feeders Give me some examples. Crabs Expert Groups Eelgrass Classification Do eels lie in it? Is it grass? Why do we care about this “invisible” plant that grows in the bay? Well, for starters, it’s our own mini-rainforest! Eelgrass plays an important role in the Puget Sound ecosystem. As a primary producer it forms the base of a food web. Many different kinds of organisms depend on it directly or indirectly. Eelgrass is neither a grass nor a seaweed. It is an , or flowering plant that can live for many years, a . It grows submerged or partially floating in salt water and forms large colonies or beds. Eelgrass blooms from June to August. The long slender leaves grow to ½-inch wide and up to 3-feet long. Eelgrass meadows build up in the spring and summer, then decay in the fall and winter. Dead
. Are there primary consumers? Yes Ma’am Are there primary consumers Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Herbivores How do you know? Consume producers Another name to call them? Heterotrophs Give me some examples. Mussels and shrimp Are there secondary consumers? Yes Ma’am Are there secondary consumers? Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Omnivores and Carnivores How do you know? Consume consumers Another name to call them? Heterotrophs and Predators Give me some examples. Salmon, Bald Eagle and harbor seals Are there detritivores? Yes Ma’am Are there detritivores? Yes Ma’am Well, how do you? Eats debris How do you know? Eats decaying matter Another name to call them? Bottom Feeders Give me some examples. Crabs Expert Groups Eelgrass Classification Do eels lie in it? Is it grass? Why do we care about this “invisible” plant that grows in the bay? Well, for starters, it’s our own mini-rainforest! Eelgrass plays an important role in the Puget Sound ecosystem. As a primary producer it forms the base of a food web. Many different kinds of organisms depend on it directly or indirectly. Eelgrass is neither a grass nor a seaweed. It is an , or flowering plant that can live for many years, a . It grows submerged or partially floating in salt water and forms large colonies or beds. Eelgrass blooms from June to August. The long slender leaves grow to ½-inch wide and up to 3-feet long. Eelgrass meadows build up in the spring and summer, then decay in the fall and winter. Dead