BSC 2005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Habitat Destruction, Biomagnification, Anemophily

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Symbiotic relationships: where two species interact closely, parasitism- one benefits, one is harmed, commensalism- one benefits, no effect on the other, mutualism- both benefit. Male and female reproductive parts: male parts: stamens- filament and anther, female parts: pistil- stigma, style, and ovary. Pollination: pollen grains captured by the stigma and travel down the style to the ovary, where eggs are fertilized, fertilized eggs become the seed and surrounding ovary becomes the fruit. Evolution of angiosperm: insect pollination allowed flowering plants to diversify and spread around the planet, over 250,000 species of flowering plants worldwide. Pollination specializations: flowers entice pollinators with nectar (rich in sugar) and pollen (rich in protein, many plants and their pollinators have coevolved, some relationships are very specific, hummingbirds and certain flowers have coevolved. Food chains: a linked series of feeding relationships, organisms at lower trophic (feeding) levels are consumed by those one level up. Food webs: more complex but realistic, organisms can occupy multiple trophic levels.

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