I don’t think so because there will always be vernal pools.

CONNECTIONS: What are some examples of other creatures in the field guide that have ecological interactions with your creature?  What are those interactions? 

 Other species of it.
OBSERVATIONS: What was this plant/animal doing when it was observed?  Is there anything else interesting or unusual about this insect? 

POPULATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS:  Determine whether your creature is a member of the herbivore, predator, or scavenger population in its environment, then meet with the rest of the students who are writing an entry for a creature in that same population.  You should find that the other organisms within that population have similarities and differences in the structural and behavioral adaptations which allow them to fill their role in the environment. 

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger
 Similar adaptations among all members of this population: 

Being able to be underwater
Unique adaptations possessed by your organism: 

Being able to be underwater.

Scientific name: Ambystoma maculatum

 Brief description of the organism

 

Skunks, raccoons, turtles, and snakes.

They become terrestrial as adults.

 

It is a producer.

It’s a photosynthesizer.

Pools, seeds, and wet grasslands.

No animals particularly prey on the white meadowfoam, however, some insects, rodents, and birds enjoy the white meadowfoam’s seeds.

Its seeds are oily, so they float in water, which helps them spread quickly and reproduce faster.

The flower has a long steam and grows in water, so a water animal wouldn’t be able to climb up, without not being able to breathe. And since it grows in water, animals who don’t live in water will have a hard time getting to it. 

It doesn’t particularly directly react with humans, however, the oil from the seeds of the white meadowfoam can replace whale oil, which is used to lubricate machines.

It could, its a relatively small flower, and it could be stepped on easily.

The outer sepals, leaves, and lower stems have smooth hairs on them.

 Brief description of the organism

 

It is a consumer.

It is a link between primary producers and predators.

Temporary pools where fish are not there.

Many including hemipterans, beetles, and salamanders.

They reproduce by layings eggs, which can be seen in a pouch on a female.

They hatch in late winter and early spring.

The only instance in which I could see fairy shrimp interacting with humans is if a human stepped on one or just saw one

Not regularly, however, they are very small and could be stepped on.

Another creature is microzooplankton, fairy shrimp eat microzooplankton.

Fairy shrimp swim upside down.

They are a link between primary producers and predators.

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger 

They can withstand low oxygen levels.

All fairy shrimp have two sets of antennae, however, the second set on a male is bigger and the second set on a female is smaller.

             Camouflage also works here to escape predators but not very well.

6.Does this organism interact with people?  yes                                         A.Describe how                                   They are run over by cars if a road blocks their path to a separate part of the vein pool.

7.Could this organism regularly face harm from the actions of humans?  yes                          A.Describe how.                         Sometimes what's on the other side of the road is very important and must be crossed frequently so there becomes a good chance of being harmed.

8.CONNECTIONS: What are some examples of other creatures in the field guide that have ecological interactions with your creature?  What are those interactions?  Besides predators and prey ( and cars) not much, except if a rodent left a hole behind they will move in for the summer. Mostly summer nights.

9.: What was this plant/animal doing when it was observed?  Is there anything else interesting or unusual about this insect? 

 Moving around the more shallow part of a vein pool. Their larvae have large fins on their backs and feathery gills.

10.POPULATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS:  Determine whether your creature is a member of the herbivore, predator, or scavenger population in its environment, then meet with the rest of the students who are writing an entry for a creature in that same population.  You should find that the other organisms within that population have similarities and differences in the structural and behavioral adaptations which allow them to fill their role in the environment. 

Herbivore  Predator Scavenger?
Predator.

11.Similar adaptations among all members of this population: 

darker colors with colorful spots, long sleek bodies, slimy.

12. Unique adaptations possessed by your organism: 

Larvae are pale and have no spots.

 Brief description of the organism

 

 

it was sunbathing

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger 

thick shells

it has red splotches on its shell

  Brief description of the organism

 

It has a yellow stripe on it’s back 

Scientific name: Briza Minor

Brief description of the organism:

a part of the grass family, wind pollinated, blooms in April and May.

 

        It's a photosynthesizer.

2. Where is this organism’s habitat? 

Grasslands (moist)

3.What animals prey on this organism? 

None lives in harmony with neighboring species. 

4.What structural and behavioral adaptations does this organism use to catch, find, or eat food and to reproduce? 
It has no petals to not block air flow (wind pollinated), Tiny stamen and pistils.

5.What adaptations does this organism use to escape predators? 

No predators

6.Does this organism interact with people? 

It does not interact with people

7.Could this organism regularly face harm from the actions of humans?

It does not interact with people.

8.Unique adaptations possessed by your organism: 

Ends of the plant (floret) looks like rattlesnake rattles.

 Brief description of the organism

 

Moist saturated soil, an area where there is lots of water. 

it’s seeds and roots are eaten by waterfowl, rails, herons, and muskrats. 

When the plant decomposed the leftover seeds get planted in the ground, and its predators eat the seeds which means when that animal uses the bathroom, the seed can be planted. 

The sharp leaves on the plant can easily rip flesh or tear clothing. That can be used to escape predators. 

 humans can very easily pollute the vernal pools by throwing trash on the ground and harm the climate, which takes away a place for the plants to grow and thrive. 

The leaves on the plant are super sharp and can cut skin or clothing, it can also survive fully submerged in water for up to 2-3 days. 

 

snakes, coyotes, raccoons, foxes, birds, snapping turtles

They have camouflage and can blend in with the area around them. They also have very long tongues which allows them to catch their food from a farther distance. 

Humans can very easily pollute their vernal pools leaving them unable to lay their eggs. They could also get rid of trees and other large plants in the woodlands. 

They just blend in with the area behind them. 

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger 

Long sticky tongues to get food, can easily blend in

Have long legs so they can jump around and escape from predators.

 

 

Brief description of the organism

 

 

Mammals, birds, and other snakes. 

What adaptations does this organism use to escape predators?  It hides in gopher burrows and gives off a smelly musk.

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger 

Ability to hunt. 

No limbs. 

 Brief description of the organism

 

 

 

Consumer

Predator

Under rocks, logs, or inside another animal’s burrow in a forest or near floodplains.

Skunks, raccoons, turtles, snakes

They use their sticky tongues to catch spiders, earthworms, snails, or other prey. To reproduce, they wake up from hibernation in early spring then migrate to a pond where they will mate for several days. They go to the same pond every year.

They produce a sticky toxin on their backs to keep other animals from eating them. The toxin isn’t poisonous, but it does taste bad.

Some people will keep them as pets.

Deforestation can take away their homes.

Sometimes salamanders will live together with other salamanders.

-It’s yellow spots help it to camouflage

  Herbivore      Predator       Scavenger 

They lay their eggs underwater so they will have gills to breathe in an aquatic habitat.

Toxin on their back that tastes so bad predators won’t eat them.

 Brief description of the organism

 

Producer

Photosynthesizer

grassland 

rabbits 

The frying pan poppy uses its adaptation that makes it close while it’s dark or while it’s raining in order to survive.

Early Spanish-Californians made a hair oil out of frying pan poppies, thinking it would make their hair grow.

Since they can be used for hair, that could force them to become rare.

Frying pan poppies only stay alive for a few days because the upper part of the flower shadows the lower leaves, causing the leaves to die. So after a few days of bloom, they go dormant.