Science - ANIMALS AND BIOTIC LIFE

Red pandas

A type of mammal that lives in bamboo forests in Asia

Bengal tiger

A species at risk of extinction

Snow leopard

A species at risk of extinction

West Indian manatee

A species at risk of extinction

Bald eagle

A species at risk of extinction that was saved by conservation efforts

American bison

A species at risk of extinction that was saved by conservation efforts

Brine shrimp

Eat photosynthetic algae

Photosynthetic algae

Gain energy from the sun and from decaying bodies in water

Flies

Eat photosynthetic algae

Red spruce

A type of conifer tree from eastern North America

Evergreen tree

A type of conifer tree

Alligators

Freshwater reptiles

Crocodiles

Saltwater reptiles

Ginkgo tree

Chinese tree that shows up in the fossil record

Dodo bird

Over-hunted into extinction

Zebra mussel

Originally from the Caspian Sea in Asia; brought to the Great Lakes

Pisaster sea star

Keystone species in the Pacific Coast

Fig fruits

Support Central and South American rainforests

Nectar fruits

Support Central and South American rainforests

Flying Fox

Pollinator on the South Pacific islands

North American beaver

Habitat modifier

Mycorrhizal fungi

Background species that draws nutrients from the soil

Thrips imaginis

An insect found in weeds in Australia

Pisaster

A sea star that preys on the mussel Mytilus

Mytilus mussel

Preyed upon by the Pisaster sea star

Figs

Make up less than 1% of plant diversity in Central and South American tropical forests

Flying fox

The common name for Old World fruit bats; hunted to near extinction on the South Pacific Islands

Old World fruit bats

Hunted to near extinction on the South Pacific Islands

North American beaver

Ecosystem engineer that maintains habitats

Moss

An early successional species

Lichen

An early successional species

Loblolly pine trees

A major commercial timber species in the Southern United States

Kangaroo rat

Animal species in the Mediterranean climate

Jackrabbit

Animal species in the Mediterranean climate

Chipmunk

Animal species in the Mediterranean climate

Mule deer

Animal species in the Mediterranean climate

Lemming

Rodent species in the tundra