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Relationships in Nature. BY: Kathy KINSNER. Introduction. Animals depend upon each other in many ways to survive. What you read might surprise you. As you make your way through the book, you’ll read interesting tidbits about a variety of animals. . Chapter 1.
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Relationships in Nature BY: Kathy KINSNER
Introduction • Animals depend upon each other in many ways to survive. • What you read might surprise you. • As you make your way through the book, you’ll read interesting tidbits about a variety of animals.
Chapter 1 • A snail kite and an apple snail are another example of a predator-prey relationship. • The snail kite is a medium sized hawk that lives in the Florida everglade. • Predators use many methods to capture their prey.
Chapter 1 • Some predators are very fast and simply chase their victims. • Some prey have adapted to protect themselves. • Some prey survive as a species because they have so many babies.
Chapter 1 • Others hide out and ambush, or make a surprise attack on, their prey. • Still other predators hunt in packs. • That way they can kill bigger prey than if they are alone.
Chapter 1 • Get a grip. A hawk has sharp claws, called talons perfect for catching fish. • Build a trap. Many spiders cover their webs with sticky drops. • Be patient. The polar bear waits by breaking in the ice.
Chapter 2 The colors of the clown fish make it easy prey for bigger fish. Clown fish are also very slow swimmers.
Chapter 2 • A bird called a honey guide leads the honey badger to a beehive. • The honey badger tears open the hive with its long front claws.
Chapter 2 • An oxpecker is a bird that spends its days traveling on a buffalo or other large mammal. • It also warns the animal when danger approaches.
Chapter 2 • Aphids suck liquid from the stems,leaves,and roots of plants. • When an ant wants a drink it uses its antennae to tap an aphid.
Chapter 3 • Parasitism is another type of partnership. • In this relationship, one partner [the parasite] lives on or in the other partners body.
Chapter 3 • The female mosquito has sharp mouthparts to pierce its host’s skin. • Mosquitoes may carry dangerous viruses, such as west nile virus.
It’s a fact • These viruses can enter the hosts when mosquitoes attack. • Only female mosquitoes are parasites. Male mosquitoes feed on nectar and plant juices.
Deer ticks • Deer ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of birds or mammals.
Chapter 4 • From our earliest days, humans have preyed on wild animals such as buffalo, to survive. • As time went on humans began to raise animals such as cattle for food.
Chapter 4 • Today most of us don’t kill the animals we eat. • But we could still be considered predators when we buy meat to eat.
Chapter 4 • Today alligators are no longer endangered. • As the human population grows, we take over the habitats of many kinds of animals.
Chapter 4 • In some cases, as with a grizzly bears, the populations have declined. • In many places, wetlands have been drained for farming and building homes.
Conclusion • There are many ways in which animals adapt to survive in nature. • Predators have special abilities that help them hunt their prey.
Ch.1-1 • Where does the snail kite hawk live?
Ch.1-2 • A hawk eats a rattle snake and a rattle snake eats a what ?
Ch.1-3 • If the lynx cannot find enough new prey, what happens?
Ch. 1-4 • The snail kite is an expert at capturing the what?
Ch.2-1 • What do predators do if they cant catch their prey?
Ch.2-2 • When the anemone had its fill what happens?
Ch.2-3 • Why does the wrasse do a little dance in front of a big fish?
Ch.2-4 • Why do aphids suck liquid from the stems, leaves, and roots of plants?
Ch.3-1 • Which mosquito is a parasite a male or a female?
Ch.3-2 • What do the parasite deer ticks feed on?
Ch.4-1 • In the 1800’s how many buffaloes did the hunters kill?
Ch.4-2 • What other reasons did humans kill animals for?
