The snow Leopard The panthera uncia‚ also known as the Snow Leopard‚ is and endangered species from central and south Asia. It is a carnivore which means they only eat meat. Their phylum is chordate‚ comes from the genus of the roaring cats. The snow Leopard’s environment is on cliffs‚ rocky outcrops ‚and rines. Which provide good cover and clear view to help them find and sneak up on their prey.Snow leopards also are nomadic and change their home ranges frequently‚ but yet there are only 4‚000 to
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food chain and the amount of energy that is being transferred between the levels. * (b) Why do you suppose the plankton feeders are able to attain such large sizes compared to the carnivores? (B) The plankton eaters may be big but that is why they are big so that they can consume more to grow. the carnivores though‚ are
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Ecosystem Lab Presentation – Savannas The biome I will be presenting on is a savanna‚ also spelled savannah. Savannas are a type of grassland ecosystem. Savannas house rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees. Savannas can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Inhabitants of the savanna are very diverse and abundant. Some of the wildlife that makes the savanna their home are lions‚ giraffes‚ elephants‚ and zebras just to name a few. There are also various
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Cited: "Captive Wildlife Crisis | WildAnimalSanctuary.org : America ’s Premier Sanctuary For Large Carnivores." Captive Wildlife Crisis | WildAnimalSanctuary.org : America ’s Premier Sanctuary For Large Carnivores. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. . "Get The Facts:." Ten Fast Facts about Captive Exotic Animals. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. . "News Facts." The Tiger Next Door. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2007. .
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All eight bear species belong to this family. Ursids are the largest of all terrestrial carnivores. The family is divided into three subfamilies‚ Ursinae (black bears‚ brown bears‚ polar bears‚ sun bears‚ and sloth bears)‚ Tremarctinae (spectacled bears)‚ and Ailuropodinae (giant pandas). There are five other species in the genus Ursus: American
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You might think cuttlefish are cuddly‚ but actually they are not cuddly at all. Cuttlefish‚ also called the sea chameleons are intelligent invertebrates that live in seas and oceans. Like their cousins‚ the octopuses and the squids‚ they are a mollusk. They make up the group cephalopods which means ‘head foot’ because they all have tentacles attached to their heads. Cuttlefish have large brains to remember things‚ tentacles for catching prey‚ arms for holding food. Despite the eyes they are
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COMMON NAME‚ Giant Anteater also known as Myrmecophaga tridactyla as the scientific name is a Mammal. This Carnivores edentate animal can live up to 14 years in the wild‚ Head and body‚ 6 to 49 in; tail‚ 7 to 35 in and weighing 40 to 140 lbs. While being Edentate‚ the Giant Anteater has their long tongues that are more than sufficient to lap up the 35‚000 ants and termites they swallow each whole day. Raccoons The Raccoon also known as‚ Procyon lotor‚ lives in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. This Mammal
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Name: _______________________ Great White Sharks by Erin Ryan The great white shark is one of the most recognizable sharks in the world. The only shark larger than a great white is the whale shark. Great white sharks have been found in each of the world’s oceans. Even though they have been spotted in waters as shallow as three feet (one meter) deep‚ these sharks spend most of their time in deep coastal waters. The great white shark is related to the prehistoric Megalodon shark‚ which grew to
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An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area‚ as well as all the nonliving or abiotic‚ physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact‚ such as air‚ soil‚ water and sunlight. In a typical ecosystem‚ plants and other photosynthetic organisms are the producers that provide the food. (Leibold) Ecosystems can be permanent or temporary and they usually form a number of food webs. Examples of ecosystem include: Marine Ecosystems:
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BIOLOGY 331: GENERAL ECOLOGY TEST 1‚ FALL 2009 STUDY GUIDE Concepts: What is Ecology? • Foundation Disciplines (esp.‚ behavior‚ ecology‚ genetics‚ evolution) • What it is not (i.e.‚ not a study of environmental problems‚ but rather a study of interactions among organisms and environment) Levels of Organization • Individual organism • Population • Community • Ecosystem (with the abiotic environment) Limiting Factors – abiotic vs. biotic Adaptation
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