Ecology
... proteins. Animals make proteins from amino acids derived from plant proteins. Dead plant and animal tissue is decomposed by bacterial action. Other bacteria in the soil transform nitrogen products to produce more soil nitrates for plants. ...
... proteins. Animals make proteins from amino acids derived from plant proteins. Dead plant and animal tissue is decomposed by bacterial action. Other bacteria in the soil transform nitrogen products to produce more soil nitrates for plants. ...
Lecture Notes
... Foraging Ecology A) All organisms are consumers and victims of consumers. Consumers can be classified into groups characterized by the ways that each uses resources to obtain energy for their own growth and reproduction. These groups are: Predators: capture, kill and remove prey from populations. Ho ...
... Foraging Ecology A) All organisms are consumers and victims of consumers. Consumers can be classified into groups characterized by the ways that each uses resources to obtain energy for their own growth and reproduction. These groups are: Predators: capture, kill and remove prey from populations. Ho ...
Module 4: Genetics
... G.1.5 Explain what is meant by the niche concept, including an organism’s spatial habitat, its feeding activities and its interactions with other species Spatial habitat: area inhabited by organism Feeding activities: affects ecosystem by keeping other organisms in check Interactions: • Competition ...
... G.1.5 Explain what is meant by the niche concept, including an organism’s spatial habitat, its feeding activities and its interactions with other species Spatial habitat: area inhabited by organism Feeding activities: affects ecosystem by keeping other organisms in check Interactions: • Competition ...
Lecture 06 Ecosystem Productivity and Nutrient Cycling
... – Humming birds, moths, aphids, sap suckers ...
... – Humming birds, moths, aphids, sap suckers ...
Types of interaction - Greenon Local Schools
... • Warbler species (p. 76 in text) – all feed in different parts of pine tree • Different species of lizards have different feeding habitats in the same area ...
... • Warbler species (p. 76 in text) – all feed in different parts of pine tree • Different species of lizards have different feeding habitats in the same area ...
Chapter 16
... The substances are stored in vacuole, glandular hairs and resin-latex systems. These chemicals interfere with metabolism and disrupt insect development. ...
... The substances are stored in vacuole, glandular hairs and resin-latex systems. These chemicals interfere with metabolism and disrupt insect development. ...
Science Vocab List for ecosystems
... area is exposed to warm and cold air masses, which gives this area all four seasons. Consists of trees that grow leaves and flowered plants. Located close to the equator. There are two types of these, tropical and temperate. Consists of three layers being the canopy, understory, and the floor. Open, ...
... area is exposed to warm and cold air masses, which gives this area all four seasons. Consists of trees that grow leaves and flowered plants. Located close to the equator. There are two types of these, tropical and temperate. Consists of three layers being the canopy, understory, and the floor. Open, ...
Herbivore-Plant Interaction: Temperate and Tropical Patterns
... species group. T o me, one of the striking differences illustrated We seldom, if ever, talk about frequency distributions of conis the behavioral antixenosis (larvae starve rather than sample centrations of defensive compounds, or of either environunrecognized plants) of the more narrowly ranging gr ...
... species group. T o me, one of the striking differences illustrated We seldom, if ever, talk about frequency distributions of conis the behavioral antixenosis (larvae starve rather than sample centrations of defensive compounds, or of either environunrecognized plants) of the more narrowly ranging gr ...
Chapter 10 review, page 246 1-5, 8, 10
... nutrients that plants need to grow. 13. A keystone species is one that is so important to the other species in an ecosystem that if it wasn’t there, the ecosystem would change in big ways. Some species would no longer fit into the ecosystem, others might become overpopulated and the biodiversity wou ...
... nutrients that plants need to grow. 13. A keystone species is one that is so important to the other species in an ecosystem that if it wasn’t there, the ecosystem would change in big ways. Some species would no longer fit into the ecosystem, others might become overpopulated and the biodiversity wou ...
Chapter 11: Biogeography
... Grizzly - wild berries, honey, fish 2. Specialist - eats a specific food supply Koala - eucalyptus The generalist are in the majority- Why? Sometimes a species can change in its ecological niche: Humans are generalist, but can be carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores Succession and Climax Communities ...
... Grizzly - wild berries, honey, fish 2. Specialist - eats a specific food supply Koala - eucalyptus The generalist are in the majority- Why? Sometimes a species can change in its ecological niche: Humans are generalist, but can be carnivores, herbivores, or omnivores Succession and Climax Communities ...
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... lizards caused a widespread decline in their population. What is a consequence of this event? ...
... lizards caused a widespread decline in their population. What is a consequence of this event? ...
Multi-country comparison of insect herbivore communities and leaf herbivory, on mangroves
... Studies on mangrove herbivores to date have mostly recorded <100 insect herbivore species feeding on them. The actual number feeding on any species is likely to be many hundreds and for mangroves in general, many thousands of species. Mangrove insect faunas are mostly distinctive to this habitat and ...
... Studies on mangrove herbivores to date have mostly recorded <100 insect herbivore species feeding on them. The actual number feeding on any species is likely to be many hundreds and for mangroves in general, many thousands of species. Mangrove insect faunas are mostly distinctive to this habitat and ...
Animal Symbioses and Interactions
... tissues • The host may be weakened but usually does not die ...
... tissues • The host may be weakened but usually does not die ...
Figs (Ficus) and Fig Wasps - University of North Carolina
... • The deer herd did irrupt from late 1910s through 1920s, though numbers imprecise • The early phase of this, at least, was coincident with increased livestock, so reduction in livestock competition not a viable explanation • Livestock reductions in fine fuels probably underlie reduction in surface ...
... • The deer herd did irrupt from late 1910s through 1920s, though numbers imprecise • The early phase of this, at least, was coincident with increased livestock, so reduction in livestock competition not a viable explanation • Livestock reductions in fine fuels probably underlie reduction in surface ...
Species Interactions
... which inhibits the growth of bacteria. Clearing confusion on Amensalism vs Antibiosis vs Allelopathy Amensalism is a site-specific relationship in which one population is inhibited while the other is unaffected. A simple example is the shading out of certain plants under tall trees. The trees reduce ...
... which inhibits the growth of bacteria. Clearing confusion on Amensalism vs Antibiosis vs Allelopathy Amensalism is a site-specific relationship in which one population is inhibited while the other is unaffected. A simple example is the shading out of certain plants under tall trees. The trees reduce ...
Rainforest Glossary - The Wilderness Classroom
... Arboreal: An animal that lives in, or is adapted to living in trees Arthropod: A group of animals that have exoskeletons, jointed legs, and segmented bodies; includes such animals as insects, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, crawfish, lobsters, and scorpions Biodiversity: The term for the var ...
... Arboreal: An animal that lives in, or is adapted to living in trees Arthropod: A group of animals that have exoskeletons, jointed legs, and segmented bodies; includes such animals as insects, spiders, ticks, centipedes, millipedes, crawfish, lobsters, and scorpions Biodiversity: The term for the var ...
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... Obtaining Food Animals obtain food in different ways. Most filter feeders catch algae and small animals by using modified gills or other structures as nets that filter food items out of water. Detritivores feed on detritus, or decaying bits of plant and animal material. Detritivores often obtain ext ...
... Obtaining Food Animals obtain food in different ways. Most filter feeders catch algae and small animals by using modified gills or other structures as nets that filter food items out of water. Detritivores feed on detritus, or decaying bits of plant and animal material. Detritivores often obtain ext ...
Grazing and Plant Performance
... Resource manage rs function in an environment of uncertainty. and natural resource problems are openended. These decision-makers use many sources of information ; some are based on science, some on other values. T his has. in some instances, resulted in aduality between science and management. T he ...
... Resource manage rs function in an environment of uncertainty. and natural resource problems are openended. These decision-makers use many sources of information ; some are based on science, some on other values. T his has. in some instances, resulted in aduality between science and management. T he ...
ecology the study of how organisms interact with each other and
... a diagram showing the amount of energy (10%) that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web ...
... a diagram showing the amount of energy (10%) that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web ...
Ecosystems
... •Community, also called biological community: an interacting group of various species in a common location. ...
... •Community, also called biological community: an interacting group of various species in a common location. ...
Ecology – study of relationships between organisms and between
... 3. Decomposers (bacteria or fungi) – break down dead organisms 2. Food Web – combination of food chains 3. Energy Pyramid – shows loss of usable energy in a community ...
... 3. Decomposers (bacteria or fungi) – break down dead organisms 2. Food Web – combination of food chains 3. Energy Pyramid – shows loss of usable energy in a community ...
Consumers - MsBabbey
... Energy starts at the producer level (plants) Then moves up to primary consumers (herbivores) ...
... Energy starts at the producer level (plants) Then moves up to primary consumers (herbivores) ...
Ecosystems - Hardin County Schools
... 3 main types of organisms found in all ecosystems that are identified by the way they obtain food & energy 1.producers– Green plants that make their own food using sunlight during photosynthesis. Plants are also known as autotrophs. ex. plants, algae 2.consumers– Animals that eat or consume plants o ...
... 3 main types of organisms found in all ecosystems that are identified by the way they obtain food & energy 1.producers– Green plants that make their own food using sunlight during photosynthesis. Plants are also known as autotrophs. ex. plants, algae 2.consumers– Animals that eat or consume plants o ...
Herbivore
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A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding. Horses and other herbivores have wide flat teeth that are adapted to grinding grass, tree bark, and other tough plant material.