Ecology by Silas Veleke https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1 Silas Veleke en-us 2021-11-04 17:34:52 UTC 2026-04-07 07:57:36 UTC hello@padlet.com This is a dog peeing to let every other dog know that it’s his spot, the dog will fight over territory if needed. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868124619 2021-11-04 17:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868124619 These are two elephants fighting over territory, or possibly mating or a loved one. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868127351 2021-11-04 17:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868127351 This lion is defending its territory from another lion coming onto its territory, maybe food or mating. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868139263 2021-11-04 17:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868139263 This is an angry dolphin defending him and others from a predator that shouldn’t be where they are, fun fact: sharks are scared of dolphins! velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868144548 2021-11-04 18:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868144548 Ants play an important role in the environment. Ants turn and aerate the soil, allowing water and oxygen to reach plant roots. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868155807 2021-11-04 18:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868155807 The biggest thing spiders help with is insect control! velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868161562 2021-11-04 18:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1868161562 This is some type of bird doing a mating dance, it’s making itself appear more attractive and dominant. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870477187 2021-11-05 17:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870477187 A great example of pheromones is When bucks smell doe pee it turns them on and it attracts them to where ever the doe pee is. A pheromone is a smell that turns on animals in nature. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870493761 2021-11-05 17:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870493761 It’s basically the opposite of hibernation, it happens in animals during hot and dry conditions to conserve heat. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870506051 2021-11-05 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870506051 And hibernation is when animals like bears stack up on food for the winter, they eat as much as they can and then they sleep until winter is over with. They conserve energy velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870512280 2021-11-05 17:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870512280 Instincts: a very strong feeling an animal or human gets. It’s an inborn impulse or motivation to action typically performed in response to specific external stimuli. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870521864 2021-11-05 17:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870521864 Learned behavior: a great example is when adult lions teach their Cubs to hunt, it’s a LEARNED BEHAVIOR! velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870532375 2021-11-05 17:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870532375 Imprinting: a example of this is a momma duck leading the baby’s, their learning how to do what she does. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870540170 2021-11-05 17:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870540170 Classical conditioning: an example is when a dog is trained to pee outside, when they do this they get rewarded. It teaches them that following the rules=treat. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870546338 2021-11-05 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870546338 Trial and error: a good example of this is when an eagle jumps off of a cliff and doesn’t move its wings, the eagle learns that spreading and flapping your wings prevents that. Learning from previous mistakes and fixing them. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870551419 2021-11-05 17:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870551419 Habituation: after doing something so much you Learn how to do it correctly, Sharks are good at hunting because they have done it so much. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870560351 2021-11-05 17:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870560351 Migration: animals like birds move to different locations during different seasons, a bird will probably come to the south from the north during winter. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870566939 2021-11-05 17:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870566939 Excretion: a good example of this is when a poisonous frog starts sweating out blue. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870572149 2021-11-05 18:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870572149 Camouflage: when an animal uses something in it or around it to blend in with nature to protect themselves from predators. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870576490 2021-11-05 18:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870576490 Unique movement: an example is a rattle snakes tail, it’s a weird/unique movement. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870581248 2021-11-05 18:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1870581248 Carrying capacity: how much an ecosystem can hold velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875955367 2021-11-08 18:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875955367 Limiting factors could be water, only so much can be used until it’s gone. No water, no life. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875986375 2021-11-08 18:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875986375 Food is also a limiting factor, if there isn’t enough food then animals will start to die out. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875999378 2021-11-08 18:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1875999378 Another limiting factor is not enough trees, no trees then not a lot of air, shelter, or food for some animals. Trees are crucial to an ecosystem. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876005343 2021-11-08 18:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876005343 Limiting factors could be plants competing for sunlight causing other plants to die out. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876021983 2021-11-08 18:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876021983 AID’S is an immune deficiency that destroys your immune system, a cold could kill you. It’s a life threatening disease! velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876050054 2021-11-08 18:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876050054 Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876054944 2021-11-08 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876054944 is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876060986 2021-11-08 18:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876060986 Dutch elm disease is caused by a member of the sac fungi affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876063994 2021-11-08 18:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876063994 Pfiesteria is a genus of heterotrophic dinoflagellates that has been associated with harmful algal blooms and fish kills. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876071034 2021-11-08 18:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876071034 Mutualism is a common type of ecological interaction. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876076227 2021-11-08 19:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876076227 Parasitism where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876080733 2021-11-08 19:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876080733 Predation is when animals prey on each other. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876136924 2021-11-08 19:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876136924 Competition is when animals fight/compete over food, water, dominance, mates, etc. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876139852 2021-11-08 19:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876139852 two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876143255 2021-11-08 19:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1876143255 velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882208911 Producers/autotrophs: Algae&waterweed
Primary consumers/ Herbivores: slug, fly, carp, prawn.
Secondary consumers: dragonfly, trout.
Tertiary consumers: turtle, frog, kingfisher.
Top level consumers: snake, kingfisher. ]]> 2021-11-10 19:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882208911 A mushroom is a decomposer. velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882214135 Decomposers: are very small often single celled organisms, examples: fungi, and bacteria.]]> 2021-11-10 19:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882214135 This is also a decomposer velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882215989 2021-11-10 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882215989 This a detritivores velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882346535 Detritivores: also help speed up the decomposition process, examples: Worms, slugs, pillbug, mite, slug, flies, cockroaches, maggots, dung beetles.]]> 2021-11-10 20:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882346535 This is also an example of detritivores velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882347621 2021-11-10 20:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882347621 Scavengers velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882351680 Consume larger organisms and break them down into smaller bits which helps with decomposition, examples: vultures, jackals, hyenas, crabs, seagulls, coyote, shrimp and raccoons.]]> 2021-11-10 20:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882351680 This is another example of a scavenger velekesm661 https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882353998 2021-11-10 20:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/velekesm661/84rm6uo2aypn95k1/wish/1882353998