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__My Animal__

Class:Mammalia Order:Cetacea Suborder:Odontoceti Family:Delphinidae Genus Species:Orcinus Orca

__Non living Orca's Eco-system__ Due to there being both transient and resident type Orcas, it is extremely difficult to pinpoint a common habitat and migration pattern. Generally they live in almost every sea but usually keep to the coast. Though the highest concentration of Orcas has been said to be in the Antarctic. I will be covering specifically the Antarctic. In the Antarctic in terms of sunlight,during the summer they get almost no sunset and in the winter almost no sunrise.Precipitation per year is an average of 166mm per year, and due to this it is considered as a polar desert. The temperatures vary from lows of -89.2˚C to highs of14.6˚C. __The Living Aspect of the Orcas Eco-system__

__Species Visual Differentiation__

__Orca Adaptation__

__Diurnal or Nocturnal__ Most Orca's are diurnal but it it can vary from pod to pod. The adaptations they have for nocturnal activity includes echolocation and acute hearing. For Diurnal activity they have a acute vision in and out of water and also use echolocation just like in their nocturnal activity.

__What is an Eco-system__

__What is a food chain__ A food chain is a linear version of a food web. The purpose of which is to show what what an animal or organism eat and is eaten by. __What is a food web__ A series of interlinked food chains that shows the complexity of an ecosystem.

__What is the role of the decomposer__ When an organism or plant life dies it leave chemical energy stored in its tissue and due to the lack of precision in which larger animals can consume and clean. there is always some wasted. So the purpose of the decomposer is to break it all down and return it into the eco-system.

__Some decomposers__
 * Lumbricus terrestris (common earth worm)
 * //saprophytes (bacteria)//
 * Tricholomataceae (fungi)

__Are Zoos Good?__
 * Zoo as a place for animal research, reproduction, protection, and tourism ||
 * Advantages || Disadvantages/ Ethical Concern || Limitation ||

__Checklist__ your science wiki page ||  ||
 * Task || Check ||
 * Choose a well researched animal ||  ||
 * Explore wiki space ||  ||
 * Create a glossary ||  ||
 * Make a bibliography ||  ||
 * Describe role of the decomposer ||  ||
 * Examples of de composer with pictures ||  ||
 * List animals and organisms in your animal's habitat ||  ||
 * Describe your animal's habitat ||  ||
 * Draft out a food web ||  ||
 * Make poster and then take picture and paste it in
 * Define Ecosystem ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Find books about chosen animal ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Finish objective #9, 10, 11 and 12 ||  ||