Shrubs by Azwa Fatima https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc Period 3 Azwa, Delani, Kayla, and Moe en-us 2019-02-25 15:27:38 UTC 2024-06-15 13:03:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Beetles (Coleoptera) mmah8470 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334908902 Most beetles are herbivores, eating only plants. This includes roots, stems, leaves, seeds, nectar, fruits or even the wood of the plant itself. This subcategory includes weevils, leaf beetles and some species of Long horned beetles.Beetles escape predation by using  camouflage to blend into their surroundings to hide from predators. They mimic the color and shape of other insects to deceive enemies.Most beetles hide, and many beetle larvae dig tunnels to hide in. Some rely on their hard shell. Some, like lady beetles, have toxic chemicals to repel predators. Some can bite. Some, like ground beetles, run fast.


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Endopterygota
Family: Coleoptera
Common Name: Beetle
Scientific Name: Coleoptera
Diet: Omnivore
Favourite Food: Insects
Habitat: Most land and freshwater habitats
Main Prey: Insects, Dust, Dung
Predators: Bats, Frogs, Reptiles

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Coleoptera/

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/beetle/]]> 2019-02-25 15:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334908902 Coyotes dmen1580 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334910605
  • Acquire Resources: It will hunt or prey on other animals to obtain their food. They also thrive in urban areas and will feed on rodents and small pets.
  • Escape Predation: They have "camouflage" fur used to stay hidden. They have strong muscles it possesses for speed and endurance in order to run away from predators.
  • Reproduce Successfully: A coyote litter size can range from 1-19 pups but the average is usually 6. 
    • - Delani
    Citations: https://extension.usu.edu/wildlife-interactions/featured-animals/coyotes
    ]]>     2019-02-25 15:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334910605     Smaller Plants (flowers & ferns)E kle7980 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334913035 Acquire Resources- Smaller plats grow early in the spring with long, quick-growing leaves to absorb as much sunlight as possible before forest tree leaves block the sunlight.

    Escape Predation- Ferns produce toxic substances to successfully protect themselves when attacked.
    https://sciencing.com/plant-animal-adaptations-temperate-forests-8490643.html
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121120193336.htm]]>     2019-02-25 15:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334913035     Trees (oak, beech, hickory, and chestnut) kle7980 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334914564 Escape Predation- Deciduous trees grow bark that protects the inner core from cold temperatures and also protecting the tree from parasitic fungi.

    Reproduce Successfully (conifers)- Conifers have both male and female cones allowing them to successfully reproduce. The male cone releases pollen that is carried by the wind. If pollen is landed on the female cone, the female with then produce seeds.
    https://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/non-flowering_plants.php ]]>     2019-02-25 15:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/334914564     Characteristics dmen1580 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335005603 Weather: Hot dry summers, cool damp winters
    Rainfall: 200-1,000mm of rain every year
    Vegetation: Aromatic Herbs, acacia, grasses, etc.
    Location: Between 30 and 40 degrees latitude

    https://prezi.com/xqmop3wkxrqf/temperate-woodland-and-shrubland/]]>     2019-02-25 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335005603     Foxes dmen1580 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335350673
  • Acquire Resources: They do a lot of hunting at dawn and dusk, but they can hunt at anytime. They hunt by stalking their live prey. They have excellent hearing and use a pounding technique that allows them to kil the prey quickly. They stalk until their close and wait to attack. All foxes use a lot of patience and an exceptional sense of smell to catch their prey with a pounce.
  • Escape Predation: They build small burrows or dens in grasslands to protect themselves from predators.
  • Reproduce Successfully: Some foxes create families but more often they travel solo and do not form packs as wolves do. Their offspring, called kits, will stay with the parents only until they can forage alone.
    • - Delani
    Citations: http://www.wildlifelandtrust.org/wildlife/close-ups/fox.html

    https://animals.mom.me/foxes-prey-on-4041.html
    ]]>     2019-02-26 13:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335350673     Whipsnake afat2840 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335398060 Acquired Resources: Depending on the different environment the Whipsnake lives in and the different varieties of species in the environment the depending prey shifts for the Whipsnake. They are honestly very adaptable and if push comes to shove they can even eat other snakes. Most commonly they'll hunt insects and frogs, but other prey can be lizards, birds, and other small mammals.
    Escape Predation:
    Some can escape by climbing trees or race into shrubs when they sense danger. Their bodies are built to be able to grip to the sides of trees and easily climb up as fast as possible. But in this environment the Whipsnake isn't known to have any predators to escape from.
    Reproduce Successfully:
    The Whipsnakes reproduce late March through Mid- June. Their nesting grounds are usually grasslands with scattered shrubs to conceal their eggs. Each female Whipsnake can lay 8-9 eggs at a time.
    Citations: www.biologicaldiversity.org
    www.reptilesmagazine.com
    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335398060     Butterfly (papilionidae) mmah8470 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335401585 Butterfly Fact
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta 
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Common Name: Butterfly
    Scientific Name: Papilionoidea
    Location: Worldwide
    Diet: Herbivore
    Favourite Food: Nectar
    Habitat: Quiet forests and pastures
    Average Litter Size: 100
    Main Prey: Nectar, Pollen, Honey
    Predators: Bats, Frogs, Small mammals and reptiles

    Butterflies are herbivorous animals as butterflies are known to only eat plant matter with a high sugar content. Butterflies fly between the flowers drinking the nectar through their long tongue which acts as a straw. Whilst doing this, the butterfly transfers pollen between the plants, meaning that the butterfly plays a vital role in the pollination of plants around the world.Acquire resources:Most butterflies prefer flower nectar, but others may feed on the liquids found in rotting fruit, in ooze from trees, and in animal dung.Escape predation:
     Most butterflies and moth protect themselves from predators by using camouflage. Some butterflies and moths blend into their environment so well that is it almost impossible to spot them when they are resting on a branch,Some butterflies are poisonous.

    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335401585     Bobcats afat2840 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335412614 Acquired Resources:
    Bobcats in this biome hunt Rabbits, Birds, Mice, Squirrels, Chickens, and Geese.
    Escape Predation:
    Bobcats claws and padding on their paws allows them to be proficient tree climbers. So if by chance they are being hunted by their competition in the biome then they can escape by climbing up the trees.
    Reproduce Successfully:
    Bobcat partners are only together for the time required for courtship and mating. They can have more than one mate in their lifetime and typically mate in early spring.
    Citations: www.nationalgeographic.com
    www.biokids.umich.edu
    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335412614     Scrub Oak kle7980 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335412929 Escape Predation- Each leaf is shiny on one side and hairy on the other. The fuzz enables the tree to survive extreme sunlight or drought by increasing the surface area.


    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335412929     Cougars afat2840 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335414396 Acquired Resources:
    Cougars usually hunt rabbits, birds, moose, mountain goats, and wild sheep.They prefer deer over anything else, but can settle for less.
    Escape Predation:
    Cougars don't really have to worry about predator as they are the top of their food chains,but the cubs mostly do. If a male cougar finds the young cubs a threat then he will kill them, but most do not eat the corpses... simply leaving their bodies for the mother to find or wait for scavengers to come for their feast.
    Reproduce Successfully:
    Cougars can breed all year around, but mostly prefer to in the winter or early spring. This is due to the least amount of predators to threaten their young.
    Citations: https://wdfw.wa.gov/living/cougars.html

    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335414396     Weasels afat2840 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335414481 Acquired Resources:
    Weasels fight other animals for prey or stealing/taking food from other competing animals as they can't hunt as successfully.
    Escape Predation:
    For their small size, weasels can defend themselves very well, and their brown-in-summer and white-in-winter camouflage helps them to both kill prey, and avoid being prey. Their predators are mostly their own species and minks.
    Reproduce Successfully:
    The only time Weasels will tolerate one another is when a male and female meet to mate.The female Weasel gives birth to a litter of between one and seven kittens in her burrow.
    Citations:
    https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/weasel/
    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335414481     Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mmah8470 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335422427 Rabbits are herbivores that feed on mainly on grass, but rabbits also eat nuts and berries and often fruit and vegetables. Rabbits dig burrows into the ground where the rabbit hides and stores food, and also gives birth to and raises the baby rabbits.

    Escape predation: Rabbits can be very crafty and quick. To get away from a predator, a cottontail rabbit will run in a zigzag pattern and reach speeds of up to 18 mph (29 km/h)
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Lagomorpha
    Family: Leporidae
    Genus: Oryctolagus
    Scientific Name: Oryctolagus cuniculus
    Diet: Herbivore
    Favourite Food: Clover
    Habitat: Forest thickets, meadows and woodland
    Main Prey: Clover, Grass, Crunchy vegetables
    Predators: Fox, Snakes, Large Birds

    https://www.livescience.com/28162-rabbits.html]]>     2019-02-26 15:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335422427     California Quail dmen1580 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335423524
  • Acquired Resources: They occasionally forage in trees. They generally forage in open areas but stay close to cover. 
  • Escape Predators: They run amazingly quickly, so they are able to escape if near a predator. If pressed by a predator they will burst into flight with rapid, whirring wingbeats. They also stay in the shrubs that protect them from predators and the sun.
  • Reproduce Successfully: Female California Quail typically hide their nests on the ground amid grasses or at the bases of shrubs or trees. The hide their nests so predators don't eat/destroy their hatchlings. They can have up to 12-16 eggs and have 1-2 broods.
    • - Delani
    Citations: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Quail/lifehistory
    ]]>     2019-02-26 15:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335423524     Sugar Maple kle7980 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335537291 Reproduce Successfully- The seedlings can live in shades created by canopies that make it hard for plants to survive. The seedlings also grow very slow as they wait for trees to fall over so light reaches the forest floor.
    Escape Predation- During the winter, the leaves change color as they get ready for their leaves to fall off. Trees do this so they survive the winter, if their leave were kept, snow could possibly build up and break their branches off. 

    https://askabiologist.asu.edu/anatomy-temperate-forest ]]>     2019-02-26 18:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335537291     Western Scrub Jays dmen1580 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335714804
  • Acquire Resources: They have beaks that are short and hooked for eating acorns, while interior scrub-jays have longer, more pointed beaks for extracting pine nuts from pinecones. They often forage in pairs or family groups. Jays are known as planters of acorns. They scatter these in many hiding places for later retrieval. Western scrub-jays have been shown to have an ability to plan ahead in choosing food storage sites, remembering the locations of their caches and storing enough food to plan for the future. Jays can also be quite sneaky when it comes to acquiring and storing food.
  • Escape Predation: Adult and juvenile jays must watch out for predators including raptors, common ravens, snakes, and other jays.
  • Reproduce Successfully: Nests are built low and concealed behind foliage, generally in an oak or pinyon pine. They have one brood of one to five eggs. The young remain with the parents for about five months. Jays are relatively long-lived birds and can reach over 15 years of age in the wild.
    • - Delani
    Citations: https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Birds/Western-Scrub-Jay
    ]]>     2019-02-27 01:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335714804     Tapir (Tapirus) mmah8470 https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335726183 The tapir is a herbivore and spends it's time browsing for food to eat. The tapir eats leaves, twigs, branches, buds, shoots, berries, fruits and aquatic plants. Due to it's large size, the tapir has few natural predators in it's environment but it is known to be prey upon by wild cats such as tigers, jaguars and cougars along with large reptiles like crocodiles and even the odd snake. The human is believed to be the most common predator of the tapir as they have been hunted for food and even domesticated in some areas.Acquire resources: Tapirs have a long, flexible nose (similar to the trunk of an elephant but no way near as big). The tapir uses it's prehensile snout to grab leaves and branches from bushes and low trees. Despite, their stocky build, tapirs are known to be fantastic swimmers and tapirs therefore spend a great deal of their time close to water which the tapirs use to cool down. Tapirs are even known to dive into the shallows in order to feed on the lush aquatic plants.Escape predation: When frightened, tapirs can take to the water and breathe with their snout poked above the surface like a snorkel. Large cats and crocodiles are natural tapir predators. However, adult tapirs can deter predators with their tough hide, and by snapping and biting. Splayed toes, four on each front foot and three on each hind foot, help the tapir successfully navigate through soggy ground.

    Kingdom:Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Perissodactyla
    Family: Tapiridae
    Genus: Tapirus
    Scientific Name: Tapirus
    Type: Mammal
    Diet: Herbivore
    Favourite Food: Leaves
    Habitat: Lowland, moist forests
    Main Prey: Leaves, Grass, Buds, Twigs, Fruit
    Predators: Human, Wild Cats, Crocodile




    https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/brazilian-tapir/
    https://a-z-animals.com › A-Z Animals

    ]]>     2019-02-27 02:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/afat2840/qsovkcv3yroc/wish/335726183