Do Raccoons Use The Abiotic Factors In The Environment

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Raccoons consider their habitat just about anywhere. They adapt to wherever they live. They live in urban and farm areas. Raccoons adapt to places like marshes and prairies, cities and farms, and even forests.

Everything has its place in the food web. Raccoons are on the fourth trophic level of the food web.
(Trophic Level-each level on the food web and food chain)

Each animal is classified as some sort of consumer. It just so happens that a raccoon is an omnivore. This means that the raccoon eats both plants and animals.

Raccoons use the abiotic factors in the environment to their advantage. They follow the rivers and streams to find food and they also use the water to wash their food before they consume it.
(Abiotic-physical things like

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