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Biomes and ecosystems are division Of the Biosphere By Cheyenne Bohnet Biomes Biomes are the largest divisions of the biosphere, The biosphere is made up of biomes, in the biomes there are many ecosystems, and the eco systems have lots of habitats witch is how the animals come into place. biome s ecosystems habitats Every environment has (biotic) or living and (abiotic) or non-living components. •Biotic components are the living organisms in an environment, plants and animals are an example of biotic. •Abiotic components are the non-living organisms in an environment, sunlight and soil are an example of abiotic. Climatographs A climatograph is used to tell 2 main points. It is used to tell the precipitation And the average temperature. The lines are for the temperature and The bar is for precipitation. If the place is near the equator than the temperature mostly stays the same but if it is higher to the north the temperature is higher in the 7th and 8th months and lower in the 1st and 12th months. And in the south they have higher temperatures in the 1st and 12th months and lower in the 7th and 8th months. BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS HAVE TO ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ADAPTATION, FIRST IS THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION THIS IS A CHEMICAL EVENT THAT OCCURS IN THE ANIMALS BODY, FOR EXAMPLE A TIMBER WOLF HAS A THICK LAYER OF FUR TO KEEP IT WARM IN THE WINTER. THE SECOND TYPE OF ADAPTATION IS THE STRUCTURAL IS A PHYSICAL FEATURE OF AN ORGANISM. FOR EXAMPLE A PORCUPINE HAS SHARP STIFF QUILLS THAT PROTECTED IT FROM OTHER ANIMALS. the last adaptation is the behavioural adaptation refers to how an organism does to survive. For example the parents look after their young, migrates, hibernates, or burrows to escape from predators. An example of this is an owl builds a nest for it’s young and the burrowing owl well just as it’s name says makes burrows to hide from predators. Plants have to adapt to stay alive just like animals for example a cactus collects water and stores it for long term use. Habitats A habitat is a place where plants and animals live together. There are many different habitats for example a forest is a habitat and a small pond that can be found in the forest is a different habitat but the one thing they both have is plants and animals that live in them. Photosynthesis photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that converts solar energy into chemical energy used by plants. There are three main groups in an ecosystem. 1. Species are a group of animals that have the same type of gens so they can breed or reproduce with one another. 2. Population refers to all species in and ecosystem. 3. Community is all populations of different species that live or interact with one another in a specific area or ecosystem. Biotic interactions in ecosystem COMMENSALISM IS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WITCH ONE SPICES BENEFITS AND THE OTHER IS NEITHER HELPED OR HARMED . FOR EXAMPLE THE HUMPBACK WHALE TRANSPORTS BARNACLES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO IT’S PECTORAL FIN. MUTUALISM IS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP IN WITCH BOTH SPICES BENEFIT FOR EXAMPLE THE BUMBLE BEE COLLETS POLLEN FROM SNAPDRAGONS AND OTHER FLOWERS TO MAKE THEIR FOOD AND AS THEY GO FROM PLANT TO PLANT THEY ARE SPREADING THE FLOWER’S POLLEN OR SEEDS. COMPETITION IS A HARMFUL INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO ORGANISMS THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN ORGANISMS FIGHT FOR THE SAME RESOURCE LIKE FOOD OR SPACE. NICHES IS A SPECIAL ROLE AN ORGANISM PLAYS IN AN ECOSYSTEM. PREDATION IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO SPICES WHERE ONE BENEFITS (PREDATOR) AND ONE IS HARMED (PREY) FOR EXAMPLE A PACK OF WOLVES HUNT ELK AND DEER, WHILE A COUGAR HUNTS ELK, DEER, RABBITS, AND OTHER SPICES . PREY ALSO HAVE THINGS THEY DO TO KEEP SAFE FROM THE PREDATORS FOR EXAMPLE A RABBITS FUR CHANGES FROM BROWN TO WHITE IN THE SEASONS IT IS BROWN IN THE SUMMER AND FALL AND WHITE IN THE WINTER. The size of the prey population effects the size of the predator population. If there is lots of prey the more predators there are and if there is few of prey the predator population goes down. TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION (WITCH INCLUDES RAINFALL, SNOW, MIST, AND FOG.) THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CHARACTERISTICS . LATITUDE IS ANOTHER ABIOTIC FACTOR IT AFFECTS THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION, IT IS MEASURED BY HOW FAR NORTH OR SOUTH FROM THE EQUATOR. ELEVATION IS THE HIGHT OF A LAND MASS ABOVE SEA LEVEL OCEAN CURRENTS ARE ANOTHER ABOITIC FACTOR THAT EFFECTS TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. Biodiversity in ecosystems As humans use and expand into the ecosystems from all over the world it is becoming harder to balance the nature/ habitats with the man made objects and places. The end