apes. muellerian both can sting their predators! 10/17/13 groups of organisms which are all...

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Batesian or Muellerian Mimicry

Muellerian Both can sting their predators!

10/17/13 Groups of organisms which are ALL unpalatable with similar color patterns and markings.

Batesian or Muellerian Mimicry

Batesian Mimicry

The non-poisonous benefits from the

poisonous species’ coloration.

One species is poisonous and the other is a non-poisonous copy. Predators avoid both.

Venomous or Not?

10/16/13: Forest Fires

10/16: Forest Fires

1. Describe the process of succession that occurs after a forest fire destroys a biological community.

2. 2. How is a periodic fire beneficial to a community?

10/9/13:Which organism is this?

Predict environmental changes that could have influenced the change in the whale species.

Acquisition of traits that allow species to survive and thrive in the environment.

Types of adaptations: 1. Structural 2. Behavioral 3. Physiological: produces chemical

defense 4. Camouflage 5. Mimicry: copy other species to survive

Adaptations -

Camouflage

Structural and Behavioral

Structural

Behavioral – Blue Footed Booby Birds

Mating Call

Create a creature which can survive one of the biomes. Must have 3 of the adaptations listed:

1. Desert2. Arctic Tundra3. Tropical Rain Forest4. Grassland5. Temperate forests (either coniferous – cone

bearing or deciduous – loss of leaves in cold temperatures

6. Coral Reef

In group—10 minutes

1. What influences the adaptations

of a species?Their Environment!

2. How do those adaptations occur?

Passing on of favorable traits over time.

Questions to ponder…