Lab: Owl Pellets

Question 1

Which animal is prey to an owl in the food web pictured here?

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mouse

Question 2

Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide, PDF or Word and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: bones; In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: prey; In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: environment

Question 3

predator✔ preywaste

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✔ prey

Question 4

✔ environmentfood chainpellet

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✔ environment

Question 5

If you dissected an owl pellet and found several of the skulls shown, what would you conclude is the preferred prey of this owl?

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mouse

Question 6

Which of these animals might you find in the pellet of the great grey owl of Alaska? Check all that apply.batmouse gophershrew gull

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mouse; gopher; shrew

Question 7

Which environment was this prey found in?

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woodland

Question 8

Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide, PDF or Word and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.

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✔ bones; In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: bones; In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: prey; In this owl pellet dissection, from a pellet provided information on the that each owl ate. Some of the bones in the pellet were common to all three owls and some of the bones were unique to particula: environment

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