Ecology by Calvin Sifford https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6 Calvin en-us 2021-11-04 17:34:51 UTC 2023-04-14 09:59:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Dogs mark their territory by peeling on it so that other dogs know to stay away. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1868134525 2021-11-04 17:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1868134525 This dog is not happy about its owner bringing a shelter cat into its house .it thinks of this space as its own. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1868155538 2021-11-04 18:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1868155538 Hippos are known as being one of the most dangerous animals on earth. These are showing their dominance by fighting siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870471023 2021-11-05 17:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870471023 Both of these male lions are fighting for mating rights and land siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870479470 2021-11-05 17:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870479470 Giraffes with thr longest necks can reach the highest tree branches and are more likely to survive because of their niche. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870482969 2021-11-05 17:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870482969 This cheetah is extremely fast which gives it an advantage when running down its prey siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870486985 2021-11-05 17:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870486985 courtships Dances /it signals the fitness of the males, as the extravagant display requires energy and muscular power to perform. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870535056 2021-11-05 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870535056 Pheromones/Wolves use their sense of smell to communicate through chemical messages. These chemical messages between members of the same species are known as pheromones. Sources of pheromones in wolves include glands on the toes, tail, eyes, anus, genitalia and skin siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870539073 2021-11-05 17:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870539073 Estivation/ when it gets too hot for the box turtle thermometer to comfortably tolerate. After all, like all reptiles, box turtles are cold-blooded and rely on resources outside themselves siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870544648 2021-11-05 17:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870544648 Hibernation/ bears hibernate is to conserve energy during the winter when food is scarce. To survive the winter, bears in cold climates enter hibernation to sustain themselves for months while living siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870552134 2021-11-05 17:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870552134 Lions are highly territorial and occupy the same area for generations. Females actively defend their territories against other females siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870564632 2021-11-05 17:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870564632 Learned behavior is behavior that occurs only after experience or practice. Learned behavior has an advantage over innate behavior siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870572802 2021-11-05 18:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870572802 Imprinting in dog happens during a particular life stage when they are more likely to be influenced and are more adept to accept things siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870577007 2021-11-05 18:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1870577007 Ducks have amazing instincts that let them know when to migrate, and they follow the same pattern every year as their flock flies to their winter home siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879158530 2021-11-09 18:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879158530 the process by which animals rid themselves of waste products and of the nitrogenous by-products of metabolism siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879161543 2021-11-09 18:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879161543 Lizards match their background environment and avoid being spotted by approaching predators siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879164416 2021-11-09 18:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879164416 Carrying capacity can be defined as a species' average population size in a particular habitat. The species population size is limited by environmental factors like adequate food, shelter, water, and mates siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879176850 2021-11-09 18:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879176850 Space, food, oxygen, and water siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879184056 2021-11-09 18:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879184056 the virus was transmitted from an ape or monkey to a human when a hunter or bushmeat vendor/handler was bitten siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879194411 2021-11-09 18:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879194411 The chicken become infected with avian influenza A viruses through direct contact with infected waterfowl siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879203566 2021-11-09 18:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879203566 The disease is caused by the invasive fungal pathogen, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, and occurs throughout Minnesota siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879220225 2021-11-09 18:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879220225 Pfiesteria is only one cause of fish kills Other causes include a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water, changes in water salinity or temperature, sewage or chemical spills, siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879225879 2021-11-09 19:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879225879 Flowers and bees - Bees and flowers have a mutualistic relationship as well. Bees get the nectar they need to make honey by traveling between flowers. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879231668 2021-11-09 19:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879231668 Fleas or ticks that live on dogs and cats are parasites. They are living off of the blood of the host animal. siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879237568 2021-11-09 19:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879237568 Bears are apex predators, meaning they're at the top of their food chain and don't have many natural predators siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879241014 2021-11-09 19:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879241014 They are required for survival and reproduction such as food, water, shelter, light, territory, siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879243779 2021-11-09 19:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879243779 Sharks and Remora Fish. The remora or suckerfish is a small fish that grows to about three feet siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879685099 2021-11-09 23:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879685099 siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879698944 SECONDARY CONSUMER/Prawn/carp/fly/slug-
Tertiary consumer:/trout/dragonfly/turtle/frog
Top level consumer:snake/kingfisher.   ]]> 2021-11-09 23:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879698944 Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms; they carry out decomposition, a process possible by only certain kingdoms, such as fungi siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879703382 2021-11-09 23:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879703382 Worms are part of a special group of species that eat dead or decaying organic matter. They are called decomposers. Decomposers are very important in our food chain, siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879707649 2021-11-09 23:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879707649 They feed on the dead bodies and thus those who are dependent on decaying smelly matter siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879720350 2021-11-09 23:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1879720350 Lions are the top predators in the savanna ecosystem. Lions are top predators, meaning they eat other consumers siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1882196249 2021-11-10 18:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1882196249 Tigers are also siffordco085 https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1882213330 2021-11-10 19:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/siffordco085/tp995j8g05gjfuc6/wish/1882213330