Ecology by Madison Rawlings https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p Madison Rawlings en-us 2019-08-27 13:58:24 UTC 2025-03-17 00:21:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Identifying Territory rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/377879321 Some animals mark their territory by scent marking using urination. ]]> 2019-08-28 13:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/377879321 Defending Territory rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/377894173 There are many ways that animals defend their territory. Some larger animals will fight to protect their territory. Animals with different calls will use them to warn other that there is an intruder or to warn the intruder that they are in another territory. Other animals will use their resources and smells to mark a barrier to warn others that they are intruding.]]> 2019-08-28 14:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/377894173 Niche rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378646105 A niche is a how a certain animal or plant fits into an environment. some examples are how lions and hyenas compete for food in the savannah, and how plants compete for sunlight and possibly pollination.]]> 2019-08-30 13:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378646105 Courtship Dances rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378648073 2 swans face each other and bow their heads as part of a courtship ritual.]]> 2019-08-30 13:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378648073 Pheromones rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378649140 Pheromones are a chemical signal put off by animals to communicate with their own kind.]]> 2019-08-30 13:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378649140 Estivation rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378650327 Estivation is the resting of an animal during a dry or hot period.
A turtle lays out on a log to avoid the extreme heat.]]> 2019-08-30 14:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378650327 Hibernation rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378651219 Hibernation is a state of inactivity, typically during the winter, where heart rate. body temperature, breathing, and metabolism slows.]]> 2019-08-30 14:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378651219 Instinct rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378652809 A natural way or behavior. A cat stalks its prey.]]> 2019-08-30 14:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378652809 Learned Behavior rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378653104 A learned way or behavior. A dog learns tricks.]]> 2019-08-30 14:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378653104 Imprinting rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378653494 Learning to identify certain animals and locations. Ducklings learn their family and way.]]> 2019-08-30 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378653494 classical conditioning rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378654455 A way of learning using repetition.
A dog learns when feeding time is.]]> 2019-08-30 14:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378654455 Trial and Error Learning rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378655777 A way of learning using problem solving. An animals tries different ways of hunting to find which way works best.

]]> 2019-08-30 14:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378655777 Habituation rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378657025 A way of learning that involves exposure to stimuli. Crows balance on a scarecrow.

]]> 2019-08-30 14:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378657025 Migration rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378658667 Movement from one place to another.]]> 2019-08-30 14:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378658667 excretion rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378659293 Removing waste from an organism.

]]> 2019-08-30 14:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378659293 Camoflauge rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378659826 A way of blending in with ones environment.

]]> 2019-08-30 14:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378659826 Unique movement rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378660512 A learned biological behavior.]]> 2019-08-30 14:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378660512 Carrying Capacity rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378661298 The maximum amount of organism that can be held in an area.]]> 2019-08-30 14:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378661298 Limiting Factors rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378661636 Food, water, nutrience, and space are all limiting factors.]]> 2019-08-30 14:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378661636 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378662248 2019-08-30 14:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378662248 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378663842 2019-08-30 14:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378663842 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378664803 2019-08-30 14:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378664803 AIDS rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378666646 a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy.

]]> 2019-08-30 14:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/378666646 Influenza rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379032467 A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever and severe aching.

]]> 2019-09-02 02:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379032467 Tuberculosis rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379035193 An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the lungs.

]]> 2019-09-02 02:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379035193 Dutch Elm Disease rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379036509 Dutch elm disease is caused by a member of the sac fungi affecting elm trees.]]> 2019-09-02 02:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379036509 Pfiesteria rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379037695 Pfiesteria is a genus of heterotrophic dinoflagellates that has been associated with harmful algal blooms and fish kills.]]> 2019-09-02 02:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379037695 Mutualism rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379427315 Symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms. Bees gather nectar and spread pollen to benefit both organisms.]]> 2019-09-03 13:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379427315 Parasitism rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379430372 Symbiosis when one organism benefits and the other organism suffers. A tick latches on to skin and drinks blood and causes sickness.]]> 2019-09-03 13:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379430372 Predation rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379431303 A predator organism feeding on a prey. A cheetah chases after its food.]]> 2019-09-03 13:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379431303 Competition rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379433223 Fighting between organisms. Two bucks fight.


Competition can occur over things like food, shelter, and mates.]]> 2019-09-03 13:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379433223 Commensalism rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379729433 An association between two organisms that helps one organism but neither helps nor hurts the other organism. Fish tag along behind or beside sharks to eat their scraps from their meal.]]> 2019-09-04 02:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379729433 Keystone Species rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379731288 A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

]]> 2019-09-04 03:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379731288 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379732745 Sharks are an example of a keystone species. They help regulate fish populations and clean the ocean.]]> 2019-09-04 03:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379732745 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379943448 Prairie dogs are another good example of a keystone species. They help their environment by distributing water and keeping vegetation levels low.]]> 2019-09-04 14:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/379943448 rawlingsme780 https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/380401258 Hummingbirds are also a keystone species. Hummingbirds help to pollinate many different plants, and without them, most of these plants and even other species would die off.]]> 2019-09-05 13:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rawlingsme780/po3np8dx0e2p/wish/380401258