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by Kristen Spector - Monday, September 17, 2012, 01:14 PM
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Penguins are a great example of biodiversity as well. Penguins have shown how evolution has occurred due to the fact that not only can some penguins live in the heat, but they can also
live in the freezing cold. Also, having wings but unable to use them to fly is a big thing to overcome. Penguins who live in the freezing cold have learned to get around that problem by
sliding on their stomachs and have become great swimmers. Adapting to their surroundings have been shown through their living situations as well because when migrating to the different
countries many years ago, the different species had to adapt to the different climates.
Picture Link-http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-AJMOssiys/TnZHggzSmmI/AAAAAAAADv0/oaaNyw9clIQ/s1600/emperor-penguins.jpg
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by Kristen Spector - Monday, September 17, 2012, 01:04 PM
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This picture of the Venus Fly Trap is showing biodiversity more ways than one. Not only does the Venus Fly Trap use photosynthesis, but it can also digest prey due to special leaves within
the plant that doubles as both a stomach and a mouth. This plant shows an evolution of a species over time as well. Through the develpoment of specialized cells and a special digestive
system, this plant can survive in many different situations.
Picture Link -http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/venus-flytrap3.jpg
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by Maya-Laura Vizcaino - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:59 PM
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by Maya-Laura Vizcaino - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:59 PM
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(previous entry description wasn't the whole thing for some reason)
This is an image of a barracuda and a small fish called a wrasse. This wrasse helps the barracuda by feeding on the bacteria and parasites that may harm the barracuda. Meanwhile, the
barracuda benefits because without the wrasse, it wouldn’t survive due to parasites and dead skin. This is the only source of food for the wrasse. Therefore, without the barracuda the
wrasse would also be in danger because it wouldn’t have a food source. This is a mutualistic relationship; Both the barracuda and the wrasse benefit in a significant way. These species
work together to ensure their species as a whole sustain life and existence.
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by Jonathan Saint-Louis - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:56 PM
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My second image to represent biodiversity is a remora on a whale shark. Both marine animals have found a way to coexist in the same place in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. The
remora (Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata) lacks a swim bladder which makes it dependent on a host for transportation. In return for a “ride” the remora eats all the parasites that may
cling to the host’s body or gills. The shark cannot clean itself and the remora cannot swim. They both have found a way to use each other’s strengths and weaknesses to benefits each
party.
Sources: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Remora_remora.html#food_habits
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4778367405_ab4347e705_z.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remora
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by Maya-Laura Vizcaino - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:55 PM
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by Maya-Laura Vizcaino - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:55 PM
This image is a Tomato Hornworm. Covered with wasp cocoons, the hornworm larva will soon die. The wasp cocoons are attached to the hornworm in such a way that they can feed off of
the larva in its growing stages. As the wasp cocoons feed on the larva, the larva begins to die. The wasps then pop out of their cocoons when they’re ready. This is an example of parasitism
because the wasp cocoons benefit from feeding off of the hornworm. Meanwhile, the hornworm is dying as its insides are eaten. Simultaneously this is a benefit for farmers, whose plants
are eaten by the hornworms.
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by Maya-Laura Vizcaino - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:55 PM
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by Melanie Lazo - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:48 PM
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The image below displays biodiversity, because it is showing how two organisms of completely different phylum benefit from one another in a mutualistic relationship. In this image you
see a Nile crocodile with an Egyptian Plover in its mouth. The Egyptian plover cleans the teeth of the crocodile, while in return getting a meal. This shows how organisms rely on one
another for nutrition and survival that is vital to the food chain. The crocodile could have easily eaten the Plover, but knowing how it benefits him, he continues to have his teeth cleaned.
Source: http://bio390parasitology.blogspot.com/2011/04/clean-my-teeth.html
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by Lance Cote - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:46 PM
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This picture is of two very adative animals of the harsh cold enviroment of antarica, penguins, and a seal. Both these animals have adatied to this region, penguins a type of bird which has
become flightless and became designed to swim for the main reason of feeding on fish and other marine life, same goes for the seal, seals are marine mammals that feed on fish and other
marine life as well. Both these animals have adatied the abilty to swim because that is were all the food source in this region. Also both have developed fatty layers of skin commonly
known as blubber, the penguins feathers are also changed in order to keep the animal warm these feathers have become waterproof. Both these animals developed these features to stay
warm in this harsh cold. Ducklow,hugh,and Susannah locke.Life at the poles.N.d.photograph www.scienticamerica.comWeb. 14 sep 2012.
ducklow, hugh, and susannah locke. Life at the Poles: Eight Polar, whereas others retreat . N.d. Photograph. www.scie
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by Melisa Cantave - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:40 PM
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Mosquito have proven biodiversity through the viruses they may cause and the way the obtain there nutrients through their hosts. Parasitism is another symbiotic relationship that is seen
with humans and mosquitoes. Parasites are organism that will find their host and feed off them either leaving them harmed or killing them because of an infectious disease they have
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by Melisa Cantave - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:40 PM
carried with them from another host. The disease is carried in the mosquito’s proboscis once injected in their host body the virus is released and has automatically infected its target.. So
humans and or host do not reap any benefits in this relationship.
"Untitled Document." Untitled Document. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://www.cas.muohio.edu/mbi-ws/BiodiversitySymbiosis/parasitism.htm>.
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Sonic the European Hedhehog
by Justin Himmelbaum - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:38 PM
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Erinaceus europaeus, more commonly known as the European hedgehog (Not because it wears tight pants and rocks a faux hawk), is one of natures more defensive creatures. It is known
for its spiney back which it uses to ward off predators by curling up into a tight ball. The often have a symbiotic mutualism with humans because they eat the insects in our gardens. So,
while they get food we don't get bugs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:West_European_Hedgehog_(Erinaceus_europaeus)2.jpg
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by Michael Egan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:36 PM
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by Michael Egan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:36 PM
This second image is again from my salt water tank. Nothing expresses biodiversity better then a coral reef envrionment. Within the center of this photo is a group of pink pulsing xenia a
type of soft coral. However hiding among it is my locally caught sargassum fish. It can vary easily camoflauge itself with the environement. This image expresses how diverse the forms of
life are in a coral reef environment. This sargassum fish consumes live brine shrimp, the same food as the pulsing xenia. The pulsing xenia feed from filtering and can very easily split off
and completely cover a tank.
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by Kenneth Adair - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:29 PM
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Instructor: Sarah Dawoud
Biodiversity Discussion
13 September, 2012
Abstract
http://nad-lembeh.com/diving-lembeh.html.
I chose this particular picture because it is an amazing picture that represents the immense biodiversity that is located
on our planet. These two shrimp are called coleman shrimp(Periclimenes colemani), and they live within the spines of
the sea urchin that is in the picture which is the fire urchin(Norvich). This relationship between the two is an example
commensalism, the shrimp gains protection against predators from the fire urchins poisonous spines and the urchin
receives neither harm nor benefit. This is also a great picture because if shows how so many organisms are so well
adapted to live in association with one another.
Works Cited
Norvich, Steven. Hitchhikers on the Reef, http://underwaterphotos.com/article4.htm. (web). 2001
NAD-Lembeh Resort. http://nad-lembeh.com/diving-lembeh.html. (web). Picture.
coleman shrimp.docx
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by Melanie Lazo - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:25 PM
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by Melanie Lazo - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:25 PM
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The image below I believe displays Biodiversity because it is showing a mutualistic relationship between two organisms that benefit from one another. The grey shark and Remora fish have
a facultative mutualistic symbiotic relationship, which means that no organism in this relationship is harmful to the other. The Remora Fish attaches itself to the Grey sharks and feeds off
of it. It eats the parasites and maintains the sharks skin clean, while the shark offers the Remora protection.
Source: http://sp11symbiosis.providence.wikispaces.net/Shark+symbiosis+with+Pilot+and+Remora+fish
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Iguana
by Justin Himmelbaum - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:22 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kini_iguana.jpg
The Green Iguana is a species Iguana iguana from the Class Reptilia. They are a very interesting species because they have many incredible evolutionary features. They are often the same
color as their environment which helps them blend into their surroundings and hide from predators. They also have incredible vision and a third eye which helps them spot predators and
prey in dense forests. The last evolutionary trait that makes this animal so special is the sharp scales on their backs running down the length of their spine that also help protect them from
harm.
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by Jonathan Saint-Louis - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:11 PM
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My first image is of a mother giant Panda and her cub. This represents biodiversity to me because it shows the foundation of all life. It shows how relationships are a vital part to living no
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by Jonathan Saint-Louis - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:11 PM
matter what genus or phylum. The giant panda is in the Animalia kingdom and just as fungi need algae to make lichen, a young boy needs his parent to live, this young cub is dependent on
his mother for sustenance to live.
Sources: http://www.theblogsicle.com/?page_id=152
http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/spring99projects/panda.htm
Reece, J., L. Urry, M. Cain, S. Wasserman, P. Minorsky, N. Jackson, et al, et al. Campbell Biology. 9th. San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2011. Print.
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by Melisa Cantave - Friday, September 14, 2012, 11:10 PM
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The zebra and the bird share a bond in which is very unique. The relationship between the two is commensalism. This symbiotic relationship is proven in the image because one organism
benefits from the other organism without being a threat or harmful to one or the other. The bird benefits from the zebra’s fur and ears. Zebra carries ticks and flies on it’s fur and in its
ears from their surroundings. The bird consumes this insects and also feed off of the zebra’s ear wax for nutrients. The diversity between these two show how organism need one another
to coincide.
Ecoist. "7 Symbiotic Wonders of the Aerial World | WebEcoist." 7 Symbiotic Wonders of the Aerial World | WebEcoist. Going Beyond Green, July 2012. Web. 14 Sept. 2012.
<http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/03/01/symbiotic-bird-animal-relationships/>
<http://symbioticrelationship.org/>
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by Lance Cote - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:58 PM
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This picture of a water buffalo and a couple of wart hogs drinking, cooling down in this african watering hole is a prime example of biodiversity. In this picture shows two truly diverise
types of african animals, the wart hog is much smaller then the water buffalo, with a big head and hard plate like snout which is designed for rooting up the ground for food sourses such as
bugs, and plant roots. The water water buffalo is much bigger which allows the water buffalo to feed on shurbs, and small trees. Both the water buffalo and wart hog have a type of
deffense system for predetors, water buffalo have two big horns on top of its head, the wart hog has long task like teeth. In this hot dry african environment all varitys of animals need a
source of water for surval , that is why watering holes is such a great hot spot for biodiversity.
N.d. Photograph. http://www.123rf.com/photo_569539
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by Amit Dan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:45 PM
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I chose this first image to represent biodiversity for a number of reasons, to start off the various species of animals. The turtle, frog and salamander all belong in the anemia kingdom.
Showing that different species of animals all share a common fact, their kingdoms. Although their physical appearances between amphibians and reptiles are obviously incomparable their
general make up are quite the same. I also chose this picture to show the Plantae kingdom and to compare the color contrast from one another. Every member of the Plantae kingdom is
different own way whether it’s due to texture, survival or purpose.
The second image chosen is the coral reef; the various types of fish seen in the picture show the diversity of the ocean. All of these species of fish are included in biodiversity, these fish
all serve a purpose, being apart of the food chain, decreasing bacteria or maintaining a healthy population count. Also in this image there are numerous types of marine plants, providing
protection and a source of food for marine life. Biodiversity includes the resources and proper kingdoms that their organisms fit in to. Life is also being greatly represented by the ongoing
movement throughout this magnificent reef.
http://www.theresilientearth.com/?q=content/biodiversity-balderdash
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/marine-life/coral-reef.htm
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by Amit Dan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:45 PM
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I chose this first image to represent biodiversity for a number of reasons, to start off the various species of animals. The turtle, frog and salamander all belong in the anemia kingdom.
Showing that different species of animals all share a common fact, their kingdoms. Although their physical appearances between amphibians and reptiles are obviously incomparable their
general make up are quite the same. I also chose this picture to show the Plantae kingdom and to compare the color contrast from one another. Every member of the Plantae kingdom is
different own way whether it’s due to texture, survival or purpose.
The second image chosen is the coral reef; the various types of fish seen in the picture show the diversity of the ocean. All of these species of fish are included in biodiversity, these fish
all serve a purpose, being apart of the food chain, decreasing bacteria or maintaining a healthy population count. Also in this image there are numerous types of marine plants, providing
protection and a source of food for marine life. Biodiversity includes the resources and proper kingdoms that their organisms fit in to. Life is also being greatly represented by the ongoing
movement throughout this magnificent reef.
http://www.theresilientearth.com/?q=content/biodiversity-balderdash
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/marine-life/coral-reef.htm
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by Amit Dan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:45 PM
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I chose this first image to represent biodiversity for a number of reasons, to start off the various species of animals. The turtle, frog and salamander all belong in the anemia kingdom.
Showing that different species of animals all share a common fact, their kingdoms. Although their physical appearances between amphibians and reptiles are obviously incomparable their
general make up are quite the same. I also chose this picture to show the Plantae kingdom and to compare the color contrast from one another. Every member of the Plantae kingdom is
different own way whether it’s due to texture, survival or purpose.
The second image chosen is the coral reef; the various types of fish seen in the picture show the diversity of the ocean. All of these species of fish are included in biodiversity, these fish
all serve a purpose, being apart of the food chain, decreasing bacteria or maintaining a healthy population count. Also in this image there are numerous types of marine plants, providing
protection and a source of food for marine life. Biodiversity includes the resources and proper kingdoms that their organisms fit in to. Life is also being greatly represented by the ongoing
movement throughout this magnificent reef.
http://www.theresilientearth.com/?q=content/biodiversity-balderdash
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/marine-life/coral-reef.htm
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by Travis Wade - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:40 PM
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The first abstract consists of a Gymnosperm. A gymnosperm is considered as a "Naked-Seed" plant and unlike the angiosperms,the gymnosperms do not produce flowers. There are four
divisions of a gymnosperm. Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta, and Coniferophyta. In the division coniferophyta there are more than 500 species and it is the "oldest and tallest" of
the plants.In the division Ginkgophyta there is a species named "Gingko biloba". Many people have probably heard of this because it is a herbal supplement that can be purchased in stores
to improve "cognitive functioning". I beleive this picture and gymnosperms represent biodiversity because they are the opposite of an angiosperm and the types of trees they create are
very unique.
URL OF MY GYMNOSPERM IMAGE: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Fichtennadel.jpg
chrome://newtabhttp//www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKnrlUI85ys
chrome://newtabhttp//www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gymnosperm
Abstract 2: Foliose Lichen
This is a perfect example of a foliose lichen. As you can see it is growing on a tree vertically from the trees surface and it has a very leaf like body. This type of lichen is usually brown or
golden in color and it is fungi. The two other types of lichens are crustose, which form on rocks and a foliose that comes from the ground. This picture represents biodiversity in many
ways. First, it is a different type of fungi that grows abnormally onto trees and it almost looks like an algae. Second, it has over "25,000 species that have been identified".
chrome://newtabhttp//www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lichen
Rogevich, Emily, Karen Breitow, Matthew Felser, Holly Krahe, and Geri Mayer. "Chapter 4 The Kingdom Fungi." Laboratory Manual For Biodiversity BSC1011L. By Jacquelyn Lorne. Second
ed. Eden Prairie, MN: Bluedoorpublishing.com, 2011. N. pag. Print.
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by Michael Egan - Friday, September 14, 2012, 10:39 PM
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Zygote
by Julian Guzman-Ballen - Friday, September 14, 2012, 09:37 PM
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Image #2: Zygote
A zygote is the end result when two haploid gamete cells fuse to become a diploid cell. This represents biodiversity due to how a zygote is pretty much an initial stage of sexual
reproduction. Zygotes undergo meiosis when once diploid cell divides into four haploid cells. Sexual reproduction is a process all organisms go through to pass on their genetics and DNA to
its offspring. In humans for example, the sperm fertilizes the egg. After fertilization, the sperm fuses with the egg becoming a zygote thus creating a new organism. Without reproduction,
life wouldn’t exist, as we know it. It’s essential and this zygote stands out as a representation of a stage of reproduction in the field of biodiversity.
Image Site: N.d. Photograph. Catholic Phoenix. Denys Powlett-Jones, 26 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://catholicphoenix.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Zygote.jpg>.
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Fungi Mycorrhizae
by Julian Guzman-Ballen - Friday, September 14, 2012, 09:24 PM
Fungi Mycorrhizae
by Julian Guzman-Ballen - Friday, September 14, 2012, 09:24 PM
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Image #1: Fungi Mycorrhizae
Fungi mycorrhizae involve mutualism between fungi and plants. This symbiotic relationship sets an example of biodiversity because many organisms are capable of being beneficial to each
other allowing them to survive. Fungi primarily absorb nutrients in the process of surviving in which plants are unable to do alone. The fungi absorb minerals for plants to grow more
greatly and have stronger roots while the plant gives off organic nutrients for the fungi. While there are organisms that don’t share a relationship that helps two organisms, mycorrhizae
demonstrates how in the field of biodiversity living beings work together to survive.
Image Site: N.d. Photograph. Mycorrhizal Applications Inc. Dr. Michael Amaranthus. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://www.mycorrhizae.com/wp-content/gallery/homepage-slideshow/tomatoplants-myco-on-right.jpg>.
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by Jacob Smith - Friday, September 14, 2012, 08:17 PM
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This image is an image of a clownfish and the sea anemone that it lives in. Symbiotic relationships prove to be very important in biodiversity because they allow some organisms to benefit
from other organisms. This image depicts a mutualistic relationship between the clownfish and the anenmone. The anemone provides protection for the clownfish and the clownfish give
the anemone water cirrculation. This relationship allows both organisms to benefit from the company of the other which allows them to thrive in the ecosystem.
Image Citation: Unknown, Unknown. Clown Fish Anemonefish. Digital image. Good Info Guide. Good Info Guide, 17 Oct. 2010. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://wegoodinfo.com/clown-fishanemonefish/>.
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by Jacob Smith - Friday, September 14, 2012, 08:05 PM
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This first abstract depicts the image of a coral reef which I feel displays biodiversity the best. In a coral reef there are several different species of living organisms that thrive together to
create a very diverse ecosystems. There are several unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms in this image which shows the diversity of structure this particular reef has. The coral
reef and all it's species are all intertwined in some way and to remove one could be hazardous to the whole ecosystem making it a very delicate ecosystem. Fish depend on certain
organisms around the reef for food, and also the reef provides shelter and food for smaller organisms.
Image Citation: NOAA. Coral. Digital image. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: United States Department of Commerce. NOAA, 9 July 2012. Web. 13 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20120709_coralwatch.html>.
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Laughing Owl
by Ashton Marshall - Friday, September 14, 2012, 06:50 PM
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Sceloglaux albifacies are even diverse when it comes to their names. They were known as Whekau, White-faced Owl and even the Laughing owl. I chose this picture because Iactually
thought it was the same type of owl as our mascot but this specific owl is extinct. As much as it looks like Owsley this guy is his distant family that was only found in New Zealand and has
said to be extinct since the early 1900s. The diversity of this speciesalthough it has been gone for so long has managed to spread all the way tosouth Florida. The laughing owl has many
physical features relating to our ownmascot and they also have similar diets and both and found on the ground unlikemost owls found nesting in trees. This shows that although years later
and miles away many species have similar origins that make them very much alike.
Work Cited (picure & info)
"Laughing Owl - Sceloglaux albifacies - Information, Pictures." The Owl Pages - About Owls - photos, calls, books, art, mythology and more.. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012.
http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Sceloglaux&species=albifacies.
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by Ashton Marshall - Friday, September 14, 2012, 06:50 PM
Mountain Gorilla
by Ashton Marshall - Friday, September 14, 2012, 06:19 PM
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The Mountain Gorillas scientific name is Gorilla beringei. I believe primates can
be of most interest when studying biodiversity because they are often compared
and contrasted with humans. Although we are related very closely scientifically
obviously humans and primates are very different. Unfortunately humans relate
to the Mountain Gorillas in another way; we are the main cause f there
endangerment. They are often hunted and there homes are
constantly being destroyed by mining and agriculture. When a species is close
to extinction it increasingly limits biodiversity. Once they are killed off
there will never be any more of its kind specifically and it limits the
variation within all classifications in which it belongs to.
"Gorilla beringei (Eastern Gorilla, Mountain Gorilla)." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/39994/0.
"Mountain Gorillas, Mountain Gorilla Pictures, Mountain Gorilla Facts - National Geographic." Animals - Animal Pictures - Wild Animal Facts - Nat Geo Wild - National Geographic. N.p., n.d.
Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-gorilla/>.
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by Kenneth Adair - Friday, September 14, 2012, 03:24 PM
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Instructor: Sarah Dawoud
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by Kenneth Adair - Friday, September 14, 2012, 03:24 PM
Biodiversity Discussion
13 September, 2012
Abstract
This picture that I choose is a picture of a pom pom crab (Lybia edmondsoni). I chose this picture because it is a great example of a symbiotic relationship between two very different
organisms. These crabs “establish a mutualistic association with small sea anemones” (Crowther), usually the species Triactis product. The crab will hold onto the anemones, one and each
claw, and use them as protection and will wave them or punch at any threats which gave them their other common name the boxer crab. They will also pick up food with these anemones,
and the anemones will get to eat any leftovers that the crab leaves behind. Another very interesting fact is that if they have lost an anemone “the crab can divide the other in two forcing
each halve to regenerate” (Animal World), the will also divide their anemone to share with another crab that has lost his anemones.
Works Cited
Crowther, Andrea “The sea anemone Triactis product Klunzinger, 1877” http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/malacology/images/Triactis-Fig1-fullSize.jpg. University of Kansas. (web).
Harasti, Dave “Pom Pom Crab”, picture. http://animalworld.tumblr.com/post/3978278302/boxer-crab-or-pom-pom-crab-lybia-edmondsoni. (web).
pom pom crab.docx
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