Herbivore

wildflowers. A few of the non-native invasive species are the European buckthorn, different species of Maple trees, Lianas, poison ivy, Multiflora rose, and Barberry. The native herbivores do not eat the non-native plants. This allows these plants to grow excessively as they kill the native species which then causes the native herbivores to seek food elsewhere. These invasive non-native species would cause these ecosystems to disappear but there is a way to help the problem with…

the day there is lots of sun which is the number one reason for animals to adapt to that factor. There’s a lot of soil and animals feces help add nutrients to the soil. All three animals that make up a rhineleppotamus are all herbivores so automatically this animal is a herbivore. A rhineleppotamus is a 1st order consumer because it eats straight from the…

What is global warming? Global warming is the increase of the overall average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. This gradual increase in temperature is caused mostly by greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone. Normally, these gases are essential in the process of the greenhouse effect which is supposed to keep the Earth from being too hot or cold. Unfortunately, the amount of these gases in the atmosphere has…

Which mean they keep the ecosystem in balance as they are apex consumers, they consume such a large quantity of grass and leaves each day that they keep vegetation growth in check which means that the amount of food for other herbivores is limited which keeps the population numbers down. If the vegetation gets too over grown it can change the structure of the landscape making large areas of land unsuitable for other antelope species. Rhinos have symbiotic relationships with many…

65,000,000 years ago, an entire species was killed off. There are so many different theories of how the dinosaurs dissapeared. There are many different ways to explain the extinction which took place 65 million years ago. One of the main reasons was the possibility of a sudden change in the climate or atmosphere. For instance, a nearby supernova explosion could heat up the upper atmosphere, disturbing the ozone layer. Disturbing the ozone layer could produce large ice clouds which would cool…

synapsids were still abundant (and in some cases dominant) throughout the Triassic Period. Therapsid predators remained dominant until the Middle Triassic, when diapsid archosaurs eventually overcame. Therapsid herbivores persisted until the Late Triassic, when both therapsid herbivores and carnivores declined again and nearly disappeared. The rise in diapsid abundance and dominance was coincident with the Triassic synapsid decline. The rise of the diapsids was slow, and is likely attributed to…

I believe that the human population is on it’s way to reaching carrying capacity and we as a nation will continue to grow exponentially and we will exhaust our resources inevitably. There is no one who knows exactly when the human population will exceed all resources but scientists are able to predict what the limit is and what would happen. As of 2011 scientists estimated that the maximum carrying capacity for the world would be around 9-10 billion people. The problem with so many humans…

I. Strinking feature of rhinos. The rhinoceros is probably best known for its striking resemblance to the dinosaurs of millennia back. - The rhinoceros is one of the largest animals roaming the plains of the planet today, second only to the elephant. A mature rhino typically stands about 1.3 m high at the shoulder, weighs around 700 kg, though the largest individuals have been known to weigh as much as 1,000 kilograms. - Rhinoceroses are universally recognized by their massive bodies, stumpy…

Differentiate between the saltwater of the ocean to the freshwater of lakes and rivers. 7. Compare and contrast the spatial difference of the ocean water to that of the continents as it relates to the Earth. MEAP VOCABULARY - ocean, sea, continent, theory, freshwater, salinity, lake, river, underground water, oceanography. MATERIALS: text book, transparencies, large wall mounted world map, ocean informational handouts, “Label the Earth’s Oceans” worksheets, “Continents and…

form a compound known as tannin protein complex (T-PC). (R. Osawa et al, 1995). This protein complex is not easily broken down by enzymes in the mammalian digestive track. For a native species such as the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), being an herbivore, they have a selective diet consisting entirely of Eucalyptus foliage. Eucalyptus leaves have a low source of available protein and carbohydrates (C.J. Barker et al, 2013) but contain high levels…