Sentences with phrase «environment by preying»

Feral cats also bring pests like fleas and ticks, and they can start to affect the environment by preying on natural bird and rodent populations.

Not exact matches

Baby boomers seem more likely to have fallen prey to these behavioral factors than other generations, driven in part by their desire for an enhanced retirement income stream in the historically low yield environment.

King hypothesizes that proteins that the single - celled ancestors of animals used to interact with the extracellular environment — to capture bacterial prey by binding to their cell surface and to detect chemical signals — were later repurposed to enable cells to stick to and talk to each other.

New techniques should help: Success can be increased when captive animals are reared by members of their own species, when they are exposed to the predators and prey they will come in contact with, and when they are introduced to the environment they will be living in before their final release.

The fact that Neanderthals — typically associated with hunting large prey over short distances in woodland settings — were seemingly unable to catch and kill such creatures is compounded by rapid changes in the environment.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Start by trying to see the world from your rabbit's point of view: You're a prey animal, perhaps in a new, unfamiliar environment, and sudden movements, loud noises and creatures towering above frighten you.

«I suppose one could say that by not moving and visually blending in with the environment, they are deceiving their prey into believing that there are no immediate threats within striking distance.»

Today's global recession presents a prime environment for many organizations that prey on the misfortunes of those who will be affected by it.