The document discusses several topics related to black bears including: - Their habitat in temperate, arctic, and subtropical zones - Mating and birthing cycles from May-July and January-February - Factors that affect birth and death rates such as food sources, climate, and human hunting - Black bears' role as omnivores in the food chain and food webs - Techniques for sampling black bear populations like trapping and tagging

1. Riparian Zone Retreat and population studies Mark Kradel, BIO 2, Pd. 5.

6. Food Chain of Black Bear Producer Autotroph Primary Consumer Omnivore Secondary Consumer Carnivore Tertiary Consumer Omnivore

7. Food web of Assigned Organism Draw and explain a possible food web for your researched animal. Include description of the trophic level(s) in which each organism is found. Herbivore Producer Omnivore Carnivore Carnivore Producer Carnivore Herbivore Herbivore Omnivore Producer