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Ecology

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ECOLOGY

Nathan Clark
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SPECIALIST

  • A species that survives on a certain set of enviromental factors or a limited diet
  • An example is a Koala
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GENERALIST

  • Thrive in many different environmental factors and wide diet
  • Such as a Racoon
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Conformers are less active and use less energy. They do not predate.

Such as a starfish

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REGULATORS

Animals with exstensive homeostasis and very active
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MUTUALISM

Symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms. An example is a clownfish and an anemone
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PARASITISM

  • When one organism lives off another and usually degradates the host
  • Mosquito and a human
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COMMENSALISM

  • When one organism benefits but the other is unaffected
  • Such as a zebra and a bird
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PREDATION

  • When one animal hunts another organism
  • Such as a wolf and a fox
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COMPETITION

  • When an organisms fitness is lowered by the presence of another
  • Such as a cheetah and a gazelle
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