Competition 07 October 2020 Learning outcomes Identify factors

Competition 07 October 2020 Learning outcomes: ü Identify factors that affect the survival of organisms in their habitat. ü Explain what plants and animals compete for. ü Compare competition in plants and animals. Key words: Territory, Nutrients

How are these organisms adapted to their environment? Extra challenge: Thermophile bacteria

What do we mean by competition? What is competition? Write a definition on your post -it and stick it on the wall. Try and write as detailed definition as possible!

Why do animals and plants compete? Competition: Animals and plants have to compete for limited resources. The best adapted animals or plants will win and survive.

Task 1: What might animals compete for? Mind map LO: Identify factors that affect the survival of organisms in their habitat.

Competition in animals: video clips Clip 1: Resource Predators & prey How are the predators and prey competing? What adaptations do they have to help them? Clip 2: How does the mimic octopus avoid predators? Clip 3: How does the bird attract mates? LO: Explain what plants and animals compete for.

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Clip 1: Resource How are the What adaptations predators and prey do they have to competing? help them? Food Wolf-to get food Caribou-competing not to get eaten Run fast, good sense of smell, sharp teeth, good sight and hearing, Long legs to run fast, eyes on side of head to see predators

Clip 2: Avoiding predators The mimic octopus makes itself look like more dangerous animals to stop itself from being attacked and eaten. Clip 3: Attracting mates Sings. Males with the most complicated songs will attract more females Builds a bower and collects brightly colored objects to decorate it. Females mate with males that have the most decorated bower.

What do plants compete for? Water Light Minerals & nutrients from the soil Space Plants shed seeds far away so the parent plant is not in competition with its offspring To keep tissues rigid and supported and for photosynthesis So plants can make all the chemicals they need in their cells For photosynthesis. Making food using the energy from the sun LO: Explain what plants and animals compete for.

Watch the 2 David Attenborough clips Copy the table into your book and fill it in Name of plant What it is competing for How it competes successfully Clip 1: Clip 2: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=igkjcuw_n_U http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tr. Wz. Dl. Rvv 1 M&NR=1