Ecosystems: Change and Challenge The Structure of Ecosystems Ecosystem: a dynamic‚ stable system characterised by the interaction of plants and animals with each other and with the non-living components of the environment The components of an ecosystem are categorised as either biotic and abiotic Biotic means the living environment‚ components include: i). Vegetation (living and decomposing) ii). Mammals‚ insects‚ birds and microorganisms Biomass-the mass of material in the bodies
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CLASSIFICATION 2 SECTION 3: HABITAT 4 SECTION 4: NUTRITION 5 SECTION 5: REPRODUCTION 6 SECTION 6: ROLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM 7 SECTION 7: THREATS AND SOLUTIONS 8 Works Cited: 8 ESP PART A RESEARCH SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION 10 SECTION 2: CLASSIFICATION 2 SECTION 3: HABITAT 3 SECTION 4: NUTRITION 4 SECTION 5: REPRODUCTION 5 SECTION 6: ROLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM 6 SECTION 7: THREATS AND SOLUTIONS 7 ESP PART B KEYPOINTS SECTION 1: DESCRIPTION 1 SECTION 2: CLASSIFICATION 1 SECTION 3: HABITAT 2 SECTION 4: NUTRITION
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onca also has a varying diet‚ perhaps due to the fact that the habitats differ. Most jaguars are solely carnivorous while some will eat grass; avocados have been recorded as an apparent favorite of the species (Seymour 1989). As for the carnivore side of the species‚ the chief prey is any terrestrial mammal over 1 kg
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Now we can get to the information on this amazing animal…. Location: The Poison Dart Frog is located in South America and some parts of Central America. Diet: It eats things like termites‚ crickets‚ flies and ants. Habitat: They live near marshes‚ streams and rivers. Size: Poison Dart Frogs will grow to be about 1-7 cm in length depending on the species. Reproduction: Female Poison Dart Frogs lay a group of eggs in the water‚ which take about 12
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crocodiles lay eggs. They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves‚ or bury them in the sand. * Some crocodiles help their young hatch‚ then carry them to the water in their mouth. Habitat Southern Florida‚ Mexico‚ Central and South America‚ Caribbean islands Why It’s Endangered Overhunted for its hide Habitat destruction Gray Bat * Gray bats only weigh up to half an ounce. Their wings measure about 1.5
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live and survive. Forests are very important and grow all over the world. Many forests are being cut down for houses to be built because of overpopulation. This cutting down of forests is called deforestation and it is causing damage to the natural habitat of animals. Even roads have been built for the peoples to pass though the forest to reach their destination. People have gotten rid of forest to build towns cities‚ farms‚ factories and other things that we will use. A forest‚ also referred to as
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conditions‚ settings‚ and moisture could affect the arthropod diversity. It is known that most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. However‚ the abundance and richness vary from place to place. It is important to understand the difference across habitat types because it might help to determine which arthropod communities are going to be find in a period of time. Many research have been conducted in order to determine arthropod diversity. Basset‚ Cizek‚ Cuénoud‚ Didham‚ Guilhaumon‚ Missa and Curletti
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not close. Savannas are also characterized by seasonal water availability‚ with the majority of rainfall confined to one season. Savannas are associated with several types of biomes. Savannas are frequently in a traditional zone between forest and desert or grassland. The Savanna covers approximately 20% of the earth’s area. The Savannas is a wet and dry climate‚tropical savanna monthly dry season. Its the driest month of the year in most dry seasons having precipitation. The savanna has less rainfall
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SHOULD ANIMALS BE IN ZOOS * No sense of freedom. * Not natural. * Generally kept only with own species. * Shorten life spans. INTRODUCTION Zoo is short form of zoological park. In zoos‚ people take care of endangered animals and they do scientific researches. However I believe caging animals‚ seizing their freedom and doing heap of heap stuff like circuses‚ people have fun and some people earn money is the main thing happening in zoos. Like everybody else animals love to have
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winter. This adaptation makes it so that it does not have to spend energy searching for food and food is hardest to find in winter making this is an effective adaptation [3]. The Common Poorwill lives in climates that have extreme temperatures such as deserts. When it is hot they have the ability to pant to cool off
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