4/24/14 - Ecology
Only Ecology and Evolution left! This learning has been great. I can't believe the impact a little bit of research has made. 
"If you drive through swamp country you will hear swamps going bayou!" 

Commensalism: A relationship where one organism is benefitted; the other is neither harmed nor benefitted. 
Example: A bird living in a tree

Mutualism: A relationship where 2 or more organisms are benefitted. 
Example: Bee pollinating flowers

Parasitism: A relationship where one organism is benefitted; the other organism is harmed.
Example: Ringworm on a human

Predation: When one organism is benefitted, and the other is harmed. (Normally referring to an organism being eaten)
Example: Lion hunting a gazelle

Competition: When organisms fight for a certain goal.
Example: Deer fight with antlers for doe.

Biomes:
Boreal Forest: Warm, rainy summers; cold winter with a ton of snow; trees with cones and seeds.

Deciduous Forest: Cold winters and warm summers; Not much rain

Desert: Cold at night, extremely hot during the day; dry; not much water

Grassland: Not much rain; large plant eaters; tall grasses

Rainforest: Warm all year; wet; varied species

Tundra: Cold winter & warm summers; dry; low plants

The grass is eaten by the grass hopper, mouse, and rabbit. The grass hopper is eaten by the lizard and hawk. The rabbit is eaten by the hawk. The mouse is eaten by the snake and hawk. The lizard and snake are eaten by the hawk. 

The worm eats the dead plant which is then eaten by the turtle when is then eaten by the eagle.

The grass is eaten by the mice which are then eaten by the snake.

The stages of succession are Primary and Secondary

Primary: Dry land that nothing has lived on void of vegetation or life.

Secondary: The renewal of a destroyed ecosystem.

3 examples of adaptation:

1. Lions can rotate their ears to hear up to a mile away.
2. Birds can fly to escape situations and travel quickly.
3. Giraffes have long necks so they can reach the tall plants.