Pollinator

MVS AP Environmental Science 3.1 Symbiotic Relationships 
 1. How are symbiotic relationships between living things different from other interactions, such as predation and competition? (1 point) In predation and competition organisms are alone in the world fighting to survive and reproduce and they are short-lived interactions. According to The Free Dictionary, “Predation is when a predator organisms feeds on another living organism, also known as a prey. Competition is a relationship between…

The film, What Plants Talk About, starts out with a researcher from the University of Alberta, Dr. James Cahill. He is an Experimental Plant Ecologist trying to find the answer to the question: Do plants behave like animals? Throughout the film, Dr. Cahill observes the research of other scientists who are experimenting with their questions as well. Cahill compares plant behavior to animal behavior. All plants, as well as animals, are complex and have complex feeding behaviors. Every plant on…

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES DIVERSITY AND SIZE Effect of Surface Area on the number of species in biodiversity. Yes, there is a relationship between species diversity and size, the smaller the habitat the less diversity of species there will be. Species diversity is the variety of organisms that make up a community It has two components: • SPECIES RICHNESS: is the total number of different species in the area • RELATIVE ABANDANCE: is the proportion each species represents in that certain…

that the future is going to be hard without changes made in agriculture. He is very concerned about the chemicals and fertilizers used in farming. He wants people to worry more about how food is being grown and how it is affecting “our precious pollinators” (Winston). Mark was saying that there are a lot of threats to bees, but what he is most worried about is the pesticides. He takes a more…

Robots have been something scientists have been talking about for years with the present being a very big advancement in research. Harvard has made a “robobee” prototype that hasn't been perfected yet. While they are still an estimated 10 years away from a successful bunch, the robobees would function much like regular bees with the ability to pollinate whole crops, communicate, and make simple-decisions. This would be the ideal solution to the slow extinction of bees but even the scientists…

The Effects of Phenotypes on Predatory Selection Pressure Faith Farmer BIOL 107-512 10/15/15 Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate how different phenotypes influence predation patterns in Dottus variegatus. In nature, observations of animals such as insects and predatory birds indicate that predators select against organisms with phenotypes that do not blend in with their environment. In this lab, dots and their colors represent the species Dottus variegatus and the…

GM Foods Are Risky “What are GMO’s?” is one question the public should be asking. Most foods people consume on a daily basis consist of at least one GMO ingredient. Genetically modified organisms are foods that have been altered in a science lab and have been manipulated into resisting threats, such as pesticides (Roundup Ready) and certain weather. Scientists do genetic engineering, in which DNA is taken from another organism and placed into the crop they want altered. GMOs are harming people…

Beekeepers are reporting alarming statistics regarding the deaths of multiple bee hives and scientists, researchers, and the public are concerned. Since 2006 beekeepers have seen an average decline of 33% of bees in colonies each year. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the official name of the bee-killing disease, and this problem will significantly affect the economy and agriculture of the U.S. “About one mouthful in three of our diet directly or indirectly benefits from honeybee…

contaminated the water supplies. Their bodies are not able to handle the altered DNA and chemicals that have characteristics of GMOs. Roundup is a toxic herbicide that kills weeds and is also responsible for killing bees, bats, butterflies and other pollinators that pollinate the crops. The EPA wants to regulate the pesticides because they are killing bees. GMOs have long term effects affecting people and wildlife. GMO crops can affect the growth of wildlife plants that grow naturally. If…

Symbiosis describes a relationship between species, in which at least one organism benefits. Ants and plants interact in many puzzling ways, but one type of interaction has fascinated ecologists for centuries. Mutualism is a type of symbiosis, where both species benefit from the relationship. Ant to plant mutualisms are facultative, meaning they are not necessary for each other’s survival. However, the survival of both species lends greatly to this complex relationship. (Boucher D.H. 1985) To…