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Community Ecology

Community Ecology. community ecology. Species Interactions. Predation : when one organism eats all or part of another organism Predation praying mantis Alligators. Predation. Adaptations of predators: Good sense of smell and sight heat sensing organs Webs for capturing Camouflage

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Community Ecology

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  1. Community Ecology community ecology

  2. Species Interactions • Predation: when one organism eats all or part of another organism • Predation • praying mantis • Alligators

  3. Predation • Adaptations of predators: • Good sense of smell and sight • heat sensing organs • Webs for capturing • Camouflage • Sharp teeth • Speed • Venom • Claws • Strength

  4. Predation • Adaptations for prey: • Escape • Camouflage • Deceptive markings • Bitter taste • Poison • Spikes • Speed • Stinging cells • Mimicry: one species closely resembles another

  5. Cuttlefish • mimic octopus • cephalopod camo • 10 camo animals • mimicry and camo

  6. Competition • Competition: when 2 or more organisms use the same limited resource • Competitiveexclusion: when one species is eliminated from a community because of competition for the same resource

  7. Competition • Things organisms compete for: • Food • Water • Soil • Sunlight • Shelter • Territory • Mates

  8. Giraffes

  9. Symbiosis • Symbiosis: a close, long-term relationship between 2 organisms • Symbiosis

  10. Symbiosis • Mutualism: a relationship where both organisms benefit • Clownfish • BBC symbiosis • ants and caterpillars

  11. Symbiosis • Parasitism: a relationship where one individual is harmed and the other benefits • Parasites • hank parasites

  12. Symbiosis • Commensalism: a relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is not affected • sharks

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