Scavenger Hunt Post 1

This fly is an example of an r-strategist organism. These types of organisms have short lifespans and rely on rapid and plentiful reproduction to survive.

The bud on this plant is used in asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is a process in which one parent has both sex organs necessary for reproduction, and can reproduce on its own without the help of another parent. Asexual reproduction is common among plants.

This dog is exhibiting the conditions of homeostasis, or stable internal conditions.

Humans are an example of a k-strategist organism. K-strategist organisms have longer lifespans have less offspring when reproducing. These types of organisms can compete successfully for limited resources and population numbers are usually at a constant.

This plant is an autotroph. Autotrophes have the ability to create nutritional substances from inorganic substances, in this case water and sunlight.