Habitat Web Lab

A classroom sketch for Manitoba Grade 4. These are a few living things from each habitat, not a survey of one forest, prairie or marsh.

Boreal forest chain: willow shrubs, snowshoe hare, Canada lynx Willow shrubs Snowshoe hare Canada lynx Arrows point from the food to the animal that eats it.

Arrows point from the food to the animal that eats it.

Boreal forest

White spruce is a tall tree of this forest. Snowshoe hares feed on the shrubs, including willow. The Canada lynx preys on the hare.

Check: the arrows point from

Practice and planning information only. Not a diagnosis or a grade.

Sources

Manitoba Grade 4 Science outcomes

Hinterland Who's Who: Boreal forest

Hinterland Who's Who: Canada lynx

Hinterland Who's Who: Snowshoe hare