blog#9

competition: interaction in which organisms of the same or different species attempt to use the same
                   ecological resource in the same place at the same time. 

mutalism: symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship.

Predation: interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism.
  Parasitism: one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host

blog#7

Desert Biome: 
Usually very hot
Chilly at night
10 inches or less of rain per year
Precipitation is mainly rain
Located mostly around the Equator
Covers 1/5 of world's surface
Many varieties of plants and animals live there
Plants of the desert can usually store water
Animals can get water from unusual places
Plants and animals that live there can adapt to the extreme weather conditions.
Some animals avoid heat because they are nocturnal.
Some animals avoid heat by staying underground.
Deserts plants can store water.


Tundra Biome:
Soil is frozen most of the year.
10 inches or less of rain per year
Covers 1/5 of world's surface
Some plants grow close together to protects themselves from the cold.
Biome farthest north
Trees are small.
Plants and animals that live there can adapt to the extreme weather conditions.
Very short summer - some plants and small organisms may have a chance to grow.
Animals are able to adapt to cold.
Plants are small and grow close to the ground.
Water is not available most of the year.

blog#6

The most important level and/or part of the food pyramid is the grains. The grains give you  carbohydrates, which give your body energy to do stuff. The grains that give you the energy from the food pyramid are bread, pasta, cereal, and rice. The carbohydrates in these grains break down glucose into molecules. To others they might think that the other parts of the Food Pyramid may be important, but to me the grains are important.