Ecology in your Backyard

Ecology in your Backyard!

Week 2

Multiple Choice

Which one is a flower petal?

Multiple Choice

What was the first living creature sent into space?

• Fruit Flies

• A Dog

• Plants

• Chimpanzee

Multiple Choice

How many eyes does a caterpillar have?

• 2

• 8

• 100

• 12

Some of the images sent in from your classmates!

Open Ended

What does Ecology mean?

Ecology is...

The study of the relationship and interactions between living things and their environment.

Mutualism

Symbiotic relationship where both species benefit each other. Crocodile and Plover bird!

Mutualism

Symbiotic relationship where both species benefit each other. Flower pollen and insects!

Predation

One species, the predator hunts and kills and consumes the other, its prey. Rattlesnake and mouse!

Predation

One species, the predator hunts and kills and consumes the other, its prey. Fruit fly larvae!

Parasitism

Relationship in which one species the parasite, exploits the other species, the host, gaining benefits and doing harm.

Parasitism

Relationship in which one species the parasite, exploits the other species, the host, gaining benefits and doing harm. Female mosquito!

Samples for next week!

• Hair strands (from you and family members)

• Fur from pet

• Red onion segment

• Plant Leaf