Wolves of Yellowstone Trophic Energy

Wheatgrass the main source of food for pronghorn, bighorn sheep, bison and elk

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Beaver - primarily consume plants such as pond lilies and gray willow.

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Pronghorn: Primarily consume wheat grass and are prey to grizzlies, coyote and wolves.

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Gray Willow: young trees are eaten by bighorn sheep, beaver and deer mouse

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Bison: these vegetarians consume wheat grass and gray willow.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pond Lilly are the main source of food for beavers in Yellowstone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Green Algae: consumed by aquatic organisms like the mayfly and cutthroat trout

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Deer Mouse are small snacks for coyotes, grizzly bears and large birds of prey

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Gray wolf: Considered a top predator in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, gray wolves consume coyote, bison, elk, pronghorn, bighorn, bighorn sheep, and beaver. With the exception of human hunters, wolves are not preyed upon by anything in the area.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Elk: consume grew willow, quaking aspen, and wheatgrass. They serve as a predominant food source for grizzly bears, coyotes, and gray wolves.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2