Environmental Science Core Labs

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Purpose:
Identify mammals eaten by the owl. Identify feeding process of owl, understand predator/prey relationship, and to construct a food web. Use charts to classify and identify prey.

Summary:
Students dissect an owl pellet to identify mammal skulls and other bones and construct a food web.

Objectives Links:
E. Biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem

Process Skills Checklist

Materials:

• owl pellets
• dissection tools

Safety Concerns:
Care with use of dissecting equipment.

Revision Date:
Summer 2001