The document discusses the weasel, including its habitat, breeding habits, predators, and role in the food chain. Weasels breed once per year and give birth to litters of 1-14 pups. Their fur color changes with the seasons as camouflage. They are an important secondary consumer that eats small rodents, eggs, and other prey, and are preyed upon by larger animals like owls. The quality of the stream and soil affects the entire food chain, as poor conditions could limit prey availability for weasels.
7. Food Chain of Assigned Organism The grass is the producer which they chicken will eat. The chicken is the primary consumer and a herbivore. The weasel will eat the chicken. The weasel is the secondary consumer and a carnivore. The tertiary consumer and carnivore is the horned owl. Producer Autotroph Primary Consumer Herbivore Secondary Consumer Carnivore Tertiary Consumer Carnivore
