Blackberries ²

Identification:
Blackberries live on the sides of hills, are very black in color and live on a bush. Another way to identify it, is it is kind of oval and it lives like a hedge. Also, just like a strawberry, at the top of the fruit it has some leaves on top, but they are smaller.

Energy Role:
The energy role it has is that of a producer. It takes carbon dioxide, water and sun to make its food. This plant feeds a lot of animals like foxes, bears and other animals. The seeds are in the fruit the animals eat and when they poop they spread the seeds.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Lindley Ashline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/98083017@N00/115512748
2. Adapted by blackbear4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_allegheniensis

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