Table of Contents Article 1
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Endangered Species 1
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Article 2
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Article 3
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Article 4
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Article 5
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Endangered Species 2
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Article 6
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Fun Page
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Cover
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Levels of Organization!
Individual: An individual (one) or an entire species. This group is the most basic level because it is the smallest one.
Population: This group contains all of the individuals in one species that can reproduce and live together. Community: Where multiple populations live in the same area. Ecosystem: Where a community lives alongside nonliving things and live together as a working system. Biome: Multiple ecosystems that are very similar and live in a large area, normally spread out. Biosphere: All of the biomes on the earth.
The Whooping Crane! What is Being Done to Protect It? • The organization protecting the whooping cranes is called the
Whooping Crane Grus Americana. • The program is successful because they provided the whooping crane a huge breeding ground in Florida and banning the killing of whooping cranes. • The estimated population is 535 in total.
The whooping crane eats mainly, small fish, insects, amphibians, crustaceans (aquatic animals), and reptiles. A few of the whooping crane’s predators are, the black bear, red fox, gray wolf, the lynx, the raven A whooping crane is a secondary consumer because it eats small insects and aquatic animals which belong to the primary consumer level.
AMAZING FACTS! • The whooping crane can grow to FIVE FEET TALL! • It is the tallest bird in North America. • Whooping cranes only live till 22-30 years old • Of all 15 of the crane species in the world, whooping cranes are the rarest type.
• Whooping Cranes lay two eggs at a time.
Adaptations: • Yellow eyes for seeing in the light.
• A long, thin beak for searching through grass and weeds.
• A long neck to eat food in hard to reach spots.
• A large trachea (the “pipe” in our necks used for breathing) to create loud calls.
• A short tail to prevent the whooping crane from being dragged down.
Density Factors Density Dependent Factors•
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A factor that limits the size of a population and the effect DOES depend on a population. Example in a taiga: Two different species are both fighting for a type of animal as food. Thus, as the population of the predators increase, their amount of food decreases.
Density Independent Factors• A factor that limits the size of a population and the effect DOES NOT depend on a population • Example in a taiga: The weather in a taiga changes drastically from cold to hot throughout the year. These unreliable weather patterns take a toll on the animals and some may not survive.
Population Growth: J-Shaped S-Shaped
S-Shaped • A graphed curve that shows a situation in an environment where the population increases slowly at first, then increases rapidly, and then stabilizes. • A factor that can limit the carrying capacity of the squirrel population is the number of owls (its predator).
J-Shaped • A graphed curve that shows a situation in an environment where the population increases rapidly and then stops suddenly. • A factor that can limit the carrying capacity of the fox population in a taiga is the number of wolves there are (wolves are predators of the fox).
B I O D I V E
#1: Where is the least and the most biodiversity seen in the world? The most biodiversity is seen in the areas located near the equator. This is because the areas at the equator are the largest biome. The least biodiversity is at the poles because the areas at the poles are the smallest biome. Also, it is much more difficult for species to survive there.
#2: What is the importance of biodiversity? Biodiversity is important because it makes ecosystems possible which we rely on for food, resources, etc.
R S I T Y
#3: A diagram of how biodiversity is different throughout the world.
• An amur leopard eats deer, birds, boar, badger, and fish Facts: • The amur leopard can • Amur leopards can weight up to 75 kg. be eaten by hyenas, • Amur leopards normally live for 10-15 years jackals, tigers, snakes, in the wild. as well as lions. • There are about 100 amur leopards today. • An amur leopard • They can live up to 20 years in would be considered captivity as a tertiary consumer • The scientific name of amur (top of the food chain) leopards is orientalis.
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What Is Being Done to Protect It: • The name of the program protecting these leopards is World Wildlife • The program has been successful so far in protecting their habitat as well as stopping poaching and trade. • There are about 100 amur leopards.
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ADAPTATIONS: • The leopard’s thick fur protects it from the cold. • It has pale colored fur for camouflage when it snows. • The amur leopard can run up to 37 miles per hour to catch its prey. • The leopard can leap up to 19 feet horizontally to catch prey. • The leopard can leap up to 10 feet vertically to catch prey.
The Water Cycle! The water cycle shows the stages that water goes through in its cycle. The cycle begins with precipitation which is where rain or snow falls from the clouds. Then, there is surface runoff where the water falls off of the mountains or hills and
The Carbon Cycle! The
carbon
cycle
diagram
simply
represents the flow of carbon dioxide in an environment. All of the carbon ends up back in the air. Carbon can come from the decomposing of dead animals or plants, and respiration which is when an animal or human exhale. Also, there is carbon in all living things; soil and rock, as well as fossil fuels which are in the soil. Additionally,
there
is
carbon
in
combustion which is where the black smoke from some ships and factories goes into the air. You might be wondering, “What is all this carbon used for?” Well, carbon’s most
important
job
is
going
through
photosynthesis in plants, which ends up releasing oxygen into the air for us to breathe.
into the low parts of the ground. From there, the water goes through infiltration which is where the water is absorbed into the ground. Then, the water evaporates, which is where the water goes back into the atmosphere. Finally, the water is collected in the clouds and is ready to fall again as rain or snow.
Succession! Primary Succession: • A primary succession is the process where plants and animals will enter into an empty habitat. • The habitat that these plants and animals will enter begins lifeless and barren (empty).
Secondary Succession: •
Secondary succession is where plants and animals will reenter a habitat that had been previously abandoned (a community has given up on an area).
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This habitat had been occupied before as the creatures that used to inhabit it, left it a long time ago.
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