THE ECOLOGY HAIKU DECK

SPECIALIST

• The Sword-Billed Hummingbird
• A specialist is an organism that can use only a small range of resources

GENERALIST

• The Cockroach
• A generalist is an organism that can use a wide range of resources.

CONFORMER

• Lizard
• A conformer is an animal who's body can react to their environments.

REGULATOR

• Ducks
• An animal that can regulate its body's temperature.

MUTUALISM

• In mutualism, both species benefit from their relationship when they are living close together.
• One example of a mutualistic relationship is that of the oxpecker and zebra.

PARASITISM

• It is the relationship between two organisms that live together but one harms another to benefit.
• Bedbugs feed off of humans but cause injury in the form of a rash and an itch.

COMMENSALISM

• When two species have a close relationship, One species benefits while the other is not affected
• An example is a whale and a barnacle because the barnacle benefits while the whale is not affected.

PREDATION

• Predation is where a predator feeds on its prey.
• For example, the indian python feeds preys upon the small chital deer.

COMPETITION

• Is an interaction between species where the fitness of one animal is lowered by the other.
• Cheetahs and lions prey upon similar prey, this has a negative on both because there is less food.