Ecology Ch. 33-34
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Predation
- The preying of one animal on others.
- The leopard stalks its prey as it's about to kill.
Photo by Arno Meintjes Wildlife
COMMUNITY
- An interacting group of various species in a common location.
- Having lions interact with a herd in the same plain.
NICHE
- An ecological niche is the way an organism fit into its environment.
- This polar bear is placed in this environment due to its thick coat.
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
- A growth in which the rate is proportional to the increasing number or size in an exponential progression.
- The less the predator preys on a herd in a plain the population of that herd will increase.
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HABITAT
- The place where a person or thing is most likely to be found.
- A butterfly lives around plants/ flowers because it feeds off of them.
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CARNIVORE
- A organism that feeds only on flesh.
- A tiger doesn't eat plants, it only eats other small animals.
CONSUMER
- An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter.
- A bunny feeds off of grass or dandy lions.
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DECOMPOSER
- A organism that decomposes/ breaks down organic matter.
- A mushrooms bacteria will break down the organic matter left over from a dead animal.
HERBIVORE
- A organism that only feeds off of plants.
- A gorilla will eat the leaves from trees and eat bananas.
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