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POND - Coggle Diagram

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        otter
        
        fungi
        
        Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, complete the food chain. Decomposers turn organic wastes, such as decaying plants, into inorganic materials, They complete the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the soil This starts a whole new series of food chains
        
        Decomposers include aquatic fungi like Chytrids, which break down dead plant matter, and common decomposers found on nearby dead wood, such as Sulphur Tuft and Oak Bonnet. These fungi are crucial for the food chain as they break down dead organisms and release vital nutrients back into the soil, water, and air for producers to use
        
        Apex predators occupy the highest trophic positions in food webs and serve important roles in ecological and evolutionary processes, shaping and re shaping the traits of prey and how they interact with one another and the ecosystem
        
        The only otter species in the UK is the Eurasian otter, which eats a variety of pond life including fish like trout and carp, amphibians like frogs, they also forage for food on land, eating insects and small mammals
        
        Tertiary consumers eat the secondary consumers. Such as small frogs tertiary consumers are important because they help control the population of organisms in trophic levels below them. They regulate the number of secondary consumers in an ecosystem by consuming secondary consumers. This limits the number of organisms that prey on primary consumers.
        
        Common prey including eels and salmonids like trout. They also eat other fish such as carp, perch, pike, and non-native species like goldfish and koi that are often stocked in garden ponds
      - The frog is the secondary consumer. Because it only eats other animals, it's called a carnivore. it feeds on such insects as grasshoppers or other small animals that feed on plants.
        
        The two native frog species in the UK are the common frog and the rare pool frog. Non native species, such as the marsh frog and edible frog, have established populations in the UK, primarily in southern England. The common frog is the most widespread and likely to be found in garden ponds
    - - Species of grasshoppers and crickets found near ponds in the UK include the slender groundhopper, which prefers wet conditions, and the meadow grasshopper, which thrives in damp grassy areas. Others like the common green grasshopper and Lesser marsh grasshopper also favor damp meadows, and the Roesel's bush-cricket is associated with habitats near waterways like canals and river