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What is Ecology?
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The study of interactions between organisms and their environmentsBiotic Abiotic |
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What is coevolution?
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Adaptations that evolve in one species can cause selection pressure on another to evolve
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What are the different defenses Against Herbivory?
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Spines thorns irritating hairs poisonous chemicals deter herbivores from feeding (e.g. cardiac glycosides in milkweed) |
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How do animals use passive defenses against Predation?
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Cryptic coloration
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What are some ways animals use active defenses Against predatioa?
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Attacking predator Produce chemical defenses Acquire toxins from plants |
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Limiting resources
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scarce or unfavorable environmental resource that tends to restrict the ecological niche of a species
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What is Batesian Mimicry?
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A harmless species imitatesa harmful species
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What is an Ecological niche?
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species ecological role within the communityBioticAbiotic factors
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Define animal behavior?
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It involves discovering how animals respond to specific stimuli and why they respond in predictable and characteristic ways
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What is Ethology?
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It focuses on how animals behave in their natural environments
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Ana Olmos
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Ecology and Animal behavior
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