Food Web of the Amazon

Amazon Rainforest Food Web

Harpy Eagle

(Harpia harpyja)

Jaguars

(Panthera onca)

Anaconda

(Eunectes murinus)

By : Jayden Lee and Valentin Shen

1. Carnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 4th trophic level

3. Wingspan of 6.5 feet

4. Its talons are as huge as a grizzly bear's paw

1. Carnivorous and heterotrophic

2. Top running speed of 80 km/h

3. 4th trophic level

4. They feed on any animals that are smaller than its size.

1. Carnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 4th trophic level

3. Maximum length of 30m

4. Wraps around prey and chokes them to death

Ocelot

(Leopardus pardalis)

Tapir

(Tapirus)

Capybara

(Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

1. Carnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 3rd trophic level

3. Nocturnal animal

4. Every ocelot coat is unique

1. Omnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 2rd trophic level

3. They are living fossils

4. They are phenomenal swimmers

Amazonian Manatee

(Trichechus inunguis)

1. herbivorous and heterotrophic

2. 2nd trophic level

3. they can stay underwater for 5 mins

4. crepuscular animals

(active during dawn & dusk)

1. Aquatic herbivores and a heterotroph

2. 2rd trophic level

3. They never leave water

4. Exchanges breath every 5 mins

Toucan (Ramphastidae)

Seagrass

(Plantae)

References & Citations

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1. producer and autotrophic

2, 1st trophic level

3. absorbs carbon 35 times faster than rainforests

4. the carbon is buried under its roots

Green iguana

(Iguana iguana)

1. omnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 3rd tropic level

3. one of the noisest birds

(they sound like frogs croaking)

4. Large beaks for luring mates and intimidation

Bacaba fruit

(Oenocarpus bacaba)

1. herbivorous and heterotrophic

2. 2nd trophic level

3. has 'third eye' that senses light & movement

4. great swimmers --> escape predators

1. producer and autotrophic

2. 1st trophic level

3. seeds are used to make bracelets, necklaces

4. The juice of the fruit is use to neutralise the

venom of scorpins and spiders

Bullet ant

(Paraponera clavata)

1. omnivorous and heterotrophic

2. 2nd trophic level

3. The sting is the highset on Schmidt's sting pain index, at 4.0+

4. the sting lasts for 24 hours