Make a food web including the animals:
-native cherry
-grass
-brown string bark
-ring tailed possum
-beetle
-snail
-scale insect
-termite
-honeyeater
-dunnart
-wolf spider
-meat ant
-thornbill
-skink
-quoll
-brown snake
-wedge tail eagle
-tick
-bacteria
Here is a possible food web including the animals mentioned:
- The native cherry and grass form the base of the food web as producers, providing energy through photosynthesis.
- The ring-tailed possum feeds on the native cherry and also consumes insects such as beetles and snails.
- The scale insect and termite feed on the trees and contribute to the decomposition of the brown string bark.
- The honeyeater feeds on nectar from the native cherry and also eats insects such as the beetle and scale insect.
- The dunnart preys on insects such as the beetle and grasshopper.
- The wolf spider feeds on insects such as the beetle, and is in turn preyed upon by the thornbill.
- The meat ant scavenges for dead organisms and also preys on insects such as the beetle and the tick.
- The skink feeds on insects such as the beetle and snail.
- The quoll feeds on small mammals such as the dunnart and also eats the skink.
- The brown snake preys on small mammals such as the dunnart and the quoll.
- The wedge-tailed eagle preys on small mammals such as the dunnart, the quoll, and also scavenges on larger animals such as the brown snake.
- The bacteria are involved in decomposition and nutrient cycling, breaking down organic matter from dead organisms and returning nutrients to the soil.
Note that this is just one possible example of a food web and there may be other species interactions that could be added depending on the local ecosystem.