APEXIARodrigo Armenta
APEXIA
Apexia is a planet that was discovered 2,000 light years away from Earth. It is said that there is only one biome in the entire planet! That biome is temperate rainforest. Apexia is a home to many animals such as the cougar, bear, lynx, mouse, deer and many more amazing animals. Apexia could be a salvation to all the remaining temperate rainforest animals in Earth.
APEXIA FACTS
Rain /year: 150-350cm. Sunlight: Not a lot of sunlight. Temperature: 10-25˚c. Day Length: 22 hours. Days /year: 350 days. Soil: The soil is really wet. Humus: There is a lot of humus.
APEXIA LANDFORMS
The main landforms in the planet Apexia are small rivers and big hills that are filled with trees.
PICTURES
Cougar Mouse King Vulture
Deer Fungi Coastal Redwood
PICTURES
Praying Mantis Earthworm Canadian Lynx
Wood Pecker Black Bear Great Horned Owl
FOOD WEB
PRODUCER
1st Level Consumer
2nd Level Consumer
3th Level Consumer
COMPETITION
The Black Bear and the Lynx compete with each other for salmon. (Food)
Black Bears compete with other Black Bear for a partner. They will usually fight until someone surrenders.
DECOMPOSER
The fungi and the earth worm are considered decomposers because they break up the dead organisms. So they basically decompose all the organic materials.
SCAVENGER
This is the King Vulture. He is considered a scavenger because he eats meat from dead animals. For example, if he sees a dead deer he will go down and eat the rests of it.
MUTUALISM
When the wood pecker eats seeds it is considered mutualism because the seeds are dropped by and new plants grow and the bird gets food to survive.
COMMENSALISM
An example of commensalism is when an owl or a woodpecker makes a nest on a tree. It is commensalism because the birds benefit and the tree isn't hurt.
Another example of commensalism is when a king vulture eats something that is dead. It is an example of commensalism because the vulture gets a free meal and the dead animal is not hurt because he is already dead.
PREDATION/PARASITISM
An example of predation is between the bear and the salmon. It is considered predation because the bear has to kill the salmon to feed himself.
Another example of parasitism is the lice with the deer. It is an example of parasitism because the lice gets food but the deer is getting harmed.
ABIOTIC FACTORS The most important abiotic factors in Apexia
is oxygen, temperature, water and sunlight. Oxygen is really important because it lets the animal live by breathing. Temperature is also really important for Apexian animals because they would adapt easily to other biomes. Water is another important abiotic factor because it is food for animals. Lastly, the sunlight is really important because it makes plants grow and it gives animals energy to continue living their life's.
BIOTIC FACTORS
Apexia is home to many biotic factor. The biotic factors in this planet are producers, decomposers, 1st level consumers, 2nd level consumers, 3rd level consumers and scavengers. Thanks to all these biotic factors a biome can sustain its balance of animals and plants.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES Cougar: Puma Concolor Lynx: Lynx Canadensis Bear: Ursus Arctos Owl: Otus Jolandae Woodpecker: Dinopium Benghalense Deer: Cervidae Mouse: Mus Musculus Praying Mantis: Worm: Lumbricus Terrestris King Vulture: Sarcoramphus papa Fungi: Eukaryotic Organism
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