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

SOURCES

http://www.vicrainforest.org/bawbawfrog.php http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/

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http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/temperate-rain-forest.htm

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