Young Platypus swimming freely by Karen Hull Biology Diagrams The Food Chain: The food chain or web (shown above) is a diagram which describes the producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer and territory for given habitat's. In the above food web, the platypus is the territory animals. The producer for this habitat is the algae/water weed, detritus and bacteria. Water extraction for human use is also detrimental to the platypus food chain. Over-extraction lowers water levels in rivers and streams which can lead to habitat loss for both the platypus and its prey species. It can also cause changes in water temperature which may affect the breeding cycles of certain aquatic organisms.
Exert strong and subtle ecological effects in aquatic food webs (McLachlan‑Troup et al. 2020) Suppress steam invertebrate prey abudance; Activity. Often forage 10 to 12 hours per day (Grant 2015) Up to 16 hours during winter in Tasmania (Otley et al. 2000) May forage continuously for 24 hours or longer (Grant 2007) Bouts of up to 30 hours The Platypus has no teeth, and instead, has two grinding plates and ridges on the upper and lower jaw that they use to "chew" their food! In captivity, the platypus is fed a primary diet of freshwater yabby. Additionally, captive environments must be strictly monitored due to the species high sensitivity to changes. food source for Platypus. Platypus Facts. Lifespan and breeding. Platypus have been recorded to live to the age of 16 years . in the wild; however, most die at a younger age, possibly all other creatures in the freshwater food chain. Platypus care. PlatypusCare. was established by the Australian Platypus . Conservancy in 2002. In 2004, the
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Food Chain of a Platypus PRODUCER DECOMPOSER energy transfer energy transfer 1st CONSUMER WORMS algae 4th CONSUMER energy transfer FISH 3rd CONSUMER 2nd CONSUMER energy transfer energy transfer energy transfer HAWK SNAKE PLATYPUS. Get started for FREE Continue. Prezi. The Science; Conversational Presenting;
About the platypus. The platypus is an animal that belongs to the family of moles (Hydrobiidae), which is a family that includes many types of small aquatic animals that live in fresh water, including the platypus that belongs to the phylum Mollusca, and is an animal with spiral legs and a mollusc shell.This phylum is characterized by the fact that it consists of invertebrate animals The platypus diet is typically dominated by various bottom-dwelling (or "benthic") aquatic insects such as caddis fly and mayfly larvae, water bugs, water beetles, dragonfly and damselfly larvae, and larval midges and blackflies. Other prey items include freshwater shrimps, snails, "pea shell" mussels, seed-shrimps (or ostracods) and worms (Faragher et al. 1979; Grant 1982; McLachlan-Troup In a food chain, an impact on one species can affect the other species in the food chain. If there was a lack of algae in a certain habitat, the shrimp would not have enough food to survive on and so their numbers would reduce, This reduction of shrimp reduces the amount of food that the platypus can eat.
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The platypus is midway in the food chain. Whilst there are other animals that prey upon this creature the platypus, in turn, is carnivorous and preys on small crustaceans, larvae and fish that
