Interdependence is the dependence of every living organism on all other living things and natural resources in the environment including, air water, and soil. This includes both abiotic and biotic factors. These organisms need each other to live. Without interdependence, the whole food web would collapse. Mutualism Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship that is beneficial to both species in the relationship.…
Ningaloo Reef Marine Ecosystem 1. Identify ten organisms from your chosen ecosystem and draw a food web to show trophic interactions between them. Within this food web, you must include and label a decomposer. Ten organisms that live in the Ningaloo Reef include the bottlenose dolphin, loggerhead turtle, tiger shark, whale shark, Southern Calamari squid, jellyfish, zooplankton, dugong, phytoplankton and seagrass. The decomposer in this food web is bacteria, which works to further break down the dead organic matter in the bodies of plant and animal organisms.…
Have you ever looked outside and seen a cat or dog without a home? Cats and dogs are sweet animals but sometimes they can be mean. But when allowed to roam free around they can become restless. When cats and dogs are raised like that and sometime they have to do it to stay alive. Because the people who do not want or are unable to continue to provide care of their animals anymore so they let them go free instead of taking them to an adoption center.…
As the narrator says, “I understood almost nothing about the woods until it was nearly too late.” the audience is invited into the author’s point of view (Paulsen Page#2). In Woodsong by Gary Paulsen, Gary paulsen leads a dogsled team through the wilderness of Alaska. Paulsen will come across unimaginable beauty, but will also come across the dangers of the frozen tundra such as wolfs, unbearable cold and a ferocious bear. Will he make it to the end of the Iditarod or will he be lost to the Alaskan wilderness?…
Unlikely allies, this is what we will be discussing in this essay. It is an unlikely friendship between humans, and every so often animals, it is where to people of two different classes come together. It is captivating to think that someone who is so lovable could be allies with something headstrong, but this why friendship is so precious. Friendship is something to chose each day of our lives. To show that friendship is magnificent, three unlikely alliances will be given.…
One way that humans use animal behavior to tell someone something is territoriality. Territoriality is a behavior that is meant to signify that this person, place, or thing is “mine.” Humans use this to show people that this certain bag is mine or this is my boyfriend so “Back Off.” Animals use it in a few more unsophisticated ways than we do. Animals become territorial when another enters their space or approaches their mate and offspring.…
This method of evaluating the difference between species allows for care to be given to a species based on their individual needs. The individualized care giving enhances Taylor’s ideology of respect for nature while eliminating the need for species egalitarianism. This provides a justification for prioritizing human moral values in…
The Last Great Race Is the Iditarod really that dangerous? The Iditarod has a rough terrain and chilling temperatures that go all the way down to-40 degrees Fahrenheit. And the dog may even get hurt, even with the boots on the dog’s feet still crack, but as humans, we are always looking at the negative, never the positive. What is the positive you may ask? It is getting away from iPhones, computers, and the television.…
Within living organisms, the main objective for most seems to be survival, but there are many ways to achieve this. While some animals may choose to work alone, other, cleverer animals, have decided to work together as teams instead of individuals. Through this method, many new opportunities are opened for these animals that were not opened before. New types of hunting and gathering styles are now possible that would be dangerous or impossible for single individuals. Faster methods of transportation and construction are also available due to this cunning strategy.…
For many years, humans have questioned the existence of animals. Animals have provided us with many needs such as entertainment and food, but are they really here to serve the human race? Many people argue that they are for it is the "circle of life". Animals eat other animals such as in the short story "Living like Weasels" by Annie Dillard. It discussed how weasels prey off of birds, rabbits, and mice.…
Predation is defined as the interspecific interaction in which one species called the predator, eats the other species known as the prey (Reece et al., 2013). Due to these two species interacting with one another, adaptations arise over time in each which help them carry out their niche most efficiently. This paper looks at Mellivora capensis, or honey badger as it is commonly called. It is a predator specie belonging to the family of mustelid, which reside mainly on the continent of Africa (Begg et al., 2004). They typically weigh from six to fourteen kilograms and so are considered one of the larger species of Mustelidae.…
The Creature takes the reader on an intimate journey from his birth, unfortunate abandonment, learning the basics of life from the DeLacey’s, and the eventual spurn (and familiarity) of rejection. This thought process is essential to…
In the passage “Animal Roles and Relationships” And, “Unusual Animal Friendships” you see that some animals do get along with each other, Even if you have never seen it before. Before reading the two passages you may think… “No cat and dog would ever grow up friends! Cat and dogs usually do not like each other!” This may not be true all the time. If certain things happen to either the cat or the dog either or may be forced to take care of the animal.…
In contrast, killing animals is not valid because it is cruel thing to do. First, some country kills many animals for ceremony by cruel ways. For example, they cut animals’ head while they still alive. They stabbed animals with no mercy. It is uncivilized festival.…
Humans are not the only best friends you can have. Pets are most commonly found in people’s home all around the world. Whether the pet is a dog, cat, bird, turtle, or even a snake, each pet shares a beneficial factor in a person's daily life. When thinking of owning a pet, most people think of all the responsibility and time that is involved in the process. This ideology is true because owning a pet can be inflexible to a person’s schedule; however, many people tend to overlook the many positive effects of owning a pet has.…