Sentences with phrase «how predator and prey»

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Predator prey relationship, and death is how nature controls population

Ballack knows how to get into Mesuts head, speak highly and have expectations for a huge game, and Mesut will blend in with the background, I think he's a predator, preys on the weak.

«Ants stomp, termites tiptoe: Predator detection by a cryptic prey: Learning how termites extract and synthesize a specific sound / vibration signal amidst a cacophony of other sounds could lead to advances in technologies based on acoustic signatures.»

They then used the earlier observations of the changing abundances of the three pairs of predators and prey — leveraging data sets collected by other scientists — to show how the models would apply.

And then, using data collected by other scientists on three predator - prey pairs — mink - muskrat, gyrfalcon - rock ptarmigan and phage - Vibrio cholerae — they show how their theory could explain unexpected population cyclAnd then, using data collected by other scientists on three predator - prey pairs — mink - muskrat, gyrfalcon - rock ptarmigan and phage - Vibrio cholerae — they show how their theory could explain unexpected population cycland phage - Vibrio cholerae — they show how their theory could explain unexpected population cycles.

The researchers finally used the data together with previously known color vision of the bird predator, and the fruit fly prey, to model how visible the wing coloration is in natural environments.

Yet, we don't fully understand how the increased salinity in vernal pools will interact with natural stressors (e.g., predator - prey and competitive interactions) of aquatic communities under natural conditions.

For decades, many scientists have recommended that fisheries managers consider ecosystem factors — such as how predators interact with prey — when setting catch limits and other policies and guidance.

This predator / prey theme also provides an astute conduit to address real contemporary anxieties, demonstrating how fear is intrinsic to ignorance and how difficult it is to overcome prejudices.

Specification points covered are: Paper 2 Topic 1 (4.5 - homeostasis and response) 4.5.1 - Homeostasis (B5.1 lesson) 4.5.3.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration (B5.1 lesson) 4.5.2.1 - Structure and function (B5.2 lesson) Required practical 7 - plan and carry out an investigation into the effect of a factor on human reaction time (B5.2 lesson) 4.5.3.1 - Human endocrine system (B5.6 lesson) 4.5.3.4 - Hormones in human reproduction (B5.10 lesson) 4.5.3.5 - Contraception (B5.11 lesson) 4.5.3.6 - The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only)(B5.12 lesson) 4.5.3.7 - Negative feedback (HT only)(B5.13 lesson) Paper 2 topic 2 (4.6 - Inheritance, variation and evolution) 4.6.1.1 - sexual and asexual reproduction (B6.1 lesson) 4.6.1.2 - Meiosis (B6.1 lesson) 4.6.1.4 - DNA and the genome (B6.3 lesson) 4.6.1.6 - Genetic inheritance (B6.5 lesson) 4.6.1.7 - Inherited disorders (B6.6 lesson) 4.6.1.8 - Sex determination (B6.5 lesson) 4.6.2.1 - Variation (B6.9 lesson) 4.6.2.2 - Evolution (B6.10 lesson) 4.6.2.3 - Selective breeding (B6.11 lesson) 4.6.2.4 - Genetic engineering (B6.11 lesson) 4.6.3.4 - Evidence for evolution (B6.16 lesson) 4.6.3.5 - Fossils (B6.16 lesson) 4.6.3.6 - Extinction (B6.16 lesson) 4.6.3.7 - Resistant bacteria (B6.17 lesson) 4.6.4.1 - classification of living organisms (B6.18 lesson) Paper 2 topic 3 (4.7 - Ecology 4.7.1.1 - Communities (B7.1 lesson) 4.7.1.2 - Abiotic factors (B7.1 lesson) 4.7.1.3 - Biotic factors (B7.1 lesson) 4.7.1.4 — Adaptations (B7.2 lesson) 4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (feeding relationships + predator - prey cycles)(B7.3 lesson) 4.7.2.1 - Levels of organisation (required practical 9 - population sizes)(B7.4 lesson) 4.7.2.2 - How materials are cycled (B7.5 lesson) 4.7.3.1 - Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson) 4.7.3.6 - Maintaining Biodiversity (B7.7 lesson) 4.7.3.2 - Waste management (B7.9 lesson) 4.7.3.3 - Land use (B7.9 lesson) 4.7.3.4 - Deforestation (B7.9 lesson) 4.7.3.5 - Global warming (B7.9 lesson)

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

Describe and interpret predator - prey cycles Explain how and why ecologists use quadrats and transects Required practical 9: measure the population size of a common species in a habitat.

The author also describes how animals use senses as well as adaptations, such as camouflage and symbiosis, to catch prey and avoid predators.

[return][return]- How animals handle pain, and why: if a prey animal shows pain, it makes them likely to be culled by a predator.

Deviations tells how these peoples cope with the reality of being sentient creatures forced to play the roles of predator and prey, and how several of them try to thwart long - established conventions in the hope of overcoming their biological imperative.

We argue that the behavioural capacity of feral cats to undertake long - distance excursions to exploit transient hunting opportunities results in significantly higher total predator pressure on prey, and helps to explain how low - density cat populations could have large impacts on small - mammal abundance at landscape scales.

Golden eagles, feral pigs and island carnivores: how exotic species turn native predators into prey.

The Project Nightjar game takes their scientific observations to another level - it gives them a large sample size and allows them to observe how predators» different visual systems affect how they spot prey.

How do the dynamics of predator and prey change due to the edge effects of road cuts or hard packed snow roads in the winter months?