Komodo national park The Komodo national park lies in East Nusa Tenggara province in the Sape Straits between Flores and Sumbawa. The only Access to Komodo village is by boat from Labuan Bajo on the northwestern tip of Flores or from Sape on the east coast of Sumbawa. Komodo‚ the largest island‚ has a countryside dominated by a range of rounded hills sloping along a north-south alignment at an elevation from500 to 600m. The coastline is lopsided and characterized by numerous bays‚ beaches and inlets
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able to make their own food from light and energy sources. These organisms include plants‚ trees‚ and algae. • The consumers rely primarily on the producers for food. There are numerous consumers in the Amazon‚ which include mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ fish and insects. • The decomposers of the Amazon includes fungi‚ earthworms‚ termites‚ bacteria‚ and protozoans. They are very important because they decompose the rotting trees‚ decaying fruit‚ and dead animals in the forest
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06.01 Classification Project Classifying Birds The 6.01 lesson taught you about different systems used to classify living things: 1. Linnaean taxonomy 2. Cladistics You will practice with the 2 classification systems by classifying some birds: Blue jay‚ robin‚ cardinal‚ canary‚ pelican Please proceed to the next slide! Taxonomy Chart Research online to fill in the blank (RED) boxes. Some have been done for you. Animalia Kingdom Phylum Type Phylum Name Here Class Type Class Name Here Order
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Ecology and Women’s Economic Activities Coastal ridge barriers‚ mangrove and fresh water swamp forests characterize the ecology of the Niger Delta and lowland rain forest each of which provides habitation for different species of plants‚ fish‚ reptiles‚ mammals and minerals. The Niger Delta ecology largely determines women’s economic endeavors‚ the rural women in particular. The soil types‚ water‚ climate‚ physiography‚ plants‚ animals and human beings (ecological factors) interact‚ utilizing the
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ConGiant Constrictor Snakes in South Florida Marc Komlos‚ an environmental scientist for the South Florida Water Management District‚ gave the final talk of the Gumbo Limbo Ecowatch Lecture Series. He discussed the presence of giant constrictor snakes in South Florida‚ primarily in the Everglades. The South Florida Water Management District is currently trying to find a solution python problem‚ which‚ up until a couple of years ago‚ people did not believe existed. However‚ biologists have now established
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• Weather‚ Climate‚ and soil is very poor. • Leaves that are loss and then contribute to soil. • Long Winters‚ Very cold climate. • Biotic Factors Tropical Rain Forest • Jaguars‚ frogs‚ tree canopies‚ fungi‚ monkeys‚ exotic birds‚ reptiles anteaters‚ bugs‚ insects‚ etc. • Producers: Mainly plants‚ fruits and algae • Consumer: Insects‚ Jaguars‚ Anacondas‚ & predators. Boreal Forest • Lynxes‚ timber wolves‚ moose‚ black bears‚ coyotes; large Herbivores and small herbivores
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Invasive species means an organism that is not naive to a habitat and may have negative effects on the environment. The creeping water primroses are yellow in all seasons except winter. The yellow flower is very distinctive of creeping water primrose. Flowers vary in size from 1 inch to 2 inches in diameter. It is a perennial aquatic plant whose long stems creeping over mud or shallow water. It came from South America to the U.K. It is introduces as ornamental and water garden plant. It is first
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6.08 MAMMALAnimal name | White tiger Scientific Name is Panthera tigris | picture | | Website reference for picture | http://historylessonsnepal.blogspot.com/2011/06/white-tiger.html | Physical traits | Mammals‚ warm blooded‚ carnivores‚ They have blue eyes‚ a pink nose‚ and creamy white fur covered with chocolate colored stripes. | Animal behavior | White Tiger is a solitary animal as this allows this large predator to sneak up on prey more effectively in the dense jungle. Although the
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The Galápagos Islands: The Galápagos Islands are a small‚ but unique group of islands in the pacific‚ approximately 1000km west of South America; the islands were discovered in 1935 by the Spanish. Their volcanic origin should make the islands uninhabitable‚ but in fact‚ it’s actually teaming with life on the island. The current between the islands is hot and cold‚ giving it a good diversity‚ which means there is a variety in living organisms in that area. Life is everywhere on the islands because
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Winnie Nguyen Biology- Block C April 17‚ 2013 WRITING FOR SCIENCE Essay: Identify a biome in which the plants are short and require little water and the animals are small. Then‚ write a one page description of this biome. A biome is a large ecosystem where plants‚ animals‚ insects‚ and people live in a certain type of climate. Therefore‚ desert where the plants are short and the animals are small because of a lack of water. There is one-fifth of the earth land’s surface is desert. Deserts
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