Although I do not have a fox in my plot, I do have all of these animals in my plot almost everyday. Citation: "Fitting Algae Into the Food Web." Fitting Algae Into the Food Web. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 June 2014. Identify 5 organism interactions from your Plot and explain whether they are a competitive,exploiting, or mutualistic relationship. -A mutualistic relationship is when two organisms of different species "work together," each benefiting from the relationship. -A Competitive Relationship is a situation in which two or more organisms compete for a common resource or interest. It may be the opposite sex, food, water, or shelter. -Exploitation is the strongest interactions between populations are those that enhance fitness of individuals in one population (the predator, parasite, etc.) while decreasing fitness of individuals in another population(the prey, host, etc.). As a rule, such interactions occur between species at different trophic levels. This is in direct contrast to interspecific competition, which occurs (primarily) between species within the same trophic level `Wild Bunny Citation- "Rabbit." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 Jan. 2014. Web. 02 June 2014. Deer Citation-"Roe Deer Kid Wild Nature Hirsch Fallow Deer Kitz." Roe Deer Kid, Wild, Nature, Hirsch. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 June 2014. Blue Jay Citation-"List of Birds of Colorado." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 Jan. 2014. Web. 02 June 2014 American Robin Citation:"American Robin." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 31 May 2014. Web. 02 June 2014. Module 4 (Ecology): 1.Identify 5 organism interactions from your Plot and explain whether they are a competitive,exploiting, or mutualistic relationship. 2.Design a food web with all of the necessary components based on the organisms found in your Plot. 3.Collect water and soil samples from your Plot to be used in the nutrient cycle lab. 4.Identify/document at least 20 different organisms within your Plot. Module 4 Ecology & Biodiversity 1.Provide examples of the ways species adapt to the constraints of their habitats. 2.Describe the different ways species may exploit one another. - One example of a species exploiting another is a worm that infects snails, causing them to behave in a way that leads them to be attacked by birds, though the snails often survive the attack. 3.Explain how species can coexist without one out-competing the other. -If there are two species that eat the same things they can co-exist is by one animal or organism adapt to eating something different. 4.Explain how species live in cooperative relationships with each other. -Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where one species provides protection for another less mobile or more vulnerable species. The relationship between Clownfish and anemones is a well-known example of commensalism. Clownfish live in the stinging tentacles of sea anemones. They are coated in mucous, which protects them from the anemone's stinging nematocysts. Citation-"Symbionts, Parasites, Hosts & Cooperation." Symbionts, Parasites, Hosts, and Cooperation. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. 5.Describe the movement of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem. See picture below- 6.Describe the interaction of humans with other species within an ecosystem. -Most humans have a mutualistic relationship with other species. 7.Benefits and detriments 8.Distinguish between species diversity, genetic diversity, and habitat diversity. How do these relate to biodiversity? -Species diversity is a measure of the diversity within an ecological community that incorporates both species richness (the number ofspecies in a community) and the evenness of species' abundances.Species diversity is one component of the concept of biodiversity. -Citation-"Species Diversity." Species Diversity. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2014. -Genetic diversity serves as a way for populations to adapt to changing environments. With more variation, it is more likely that some individuals in a population will possess variations of alleles that are suited for the environment. -Citation- "Genetic Diversity." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2014. Web. 10 June 2014. Habitat diversity refers to the range of habitats present in a region. Source Publication: Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997. 9.Explain how biodiversity enhances the productivity and stability of an ecosystem. -The diversity of species and genes in ecological communities affects the functioning of these communities. These ecological effects of biodiversity in turn affect both climate change through enhanced greenhouse gases, aerosols and loss of land cover, and biological diversity, causing a rapid loss of ecosystems and extinctions of species and local populations. The current rate of extinction is sometimes considered a mass extinction, with current species extinction rates on the order of 100 to 1000 times as high as in the past. 10.Explain what steps can be taken to conserve biodiversity. -Learn about biodiversity, be aware when you shop( do not buy anything made from bone, fur, or skin), and share about biodiversity. |