Ecology
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ECOLOGY
Noah Gillard
Specialists:
Can only live in a narrow range of conditions.
These species have a very limited diet and need a special environment in order to survive.
Photo by Janus Serendipity
Generalists:
Able to survive in a wide variety of conditions and changes in the environment.
They are able to make use of many resources and eat a wide variety of food to survive.
Photo by Alan Vernon.
Conformers:
Organisms whose internal conditions are controlled primarily by their environment. Starfish are Echinoderms. They lack an excretory system so are limited to marine environments. Their tissues are the same as salt water. They must adapt to their environment to regulate their internal temperatures.
Photo by Travis S.
Regulator:
Uses internal control mechanisms to maintain temperature needed for its body to function.
Able to regulate constant temperature by homeostasis.
Photo by to.wi
Mutualism:
The way two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which both benefit from the activity of the other. In the case of the hummingbird, he gets the nectar and the flower gets pollinated.
Photo by gr_h_m
Parasitism:
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits, and the other is harmed or dies. The parasite is the organism that benefits from the relationship and the host is harmed.
Photo by dr_relling
Commensalism:
A relationship between two organisms where one receives benefits from the other and the other is not affected by it. Here the clownfish lives in the anemones which protects them from predators. The clownfish are one of the only species that can survive the deadly sting of the sea anemone.
Photo by Claudine Lamothe
Predation:
A relationship between two different organisms or species in which one of them acts as the predator that captures and feeds on the other organism or species. The act of predation often results in the death of it's prey.
Photo by Arno Meintjes Wildlife
