Response:
Adaptations:
Beard: The bearded dragons beard is one adaption that has helped the bearded dragon defend itself if it fills threatened. The bearded dragons beard turns black and flairs up to make its self look bigger than what it actually is. This adaption is used when a bearded dragon is approached by a predator, this scares the predator away. A male bearded dragon also uses this to show his dominance, when its either in the presents of another male or to show a female that he is willing to mate.
Climbing: The bearded dragons ability to climb is another adaption. This adaption allows the bearded dragon to escape form predators. This also allows them to get to a higher surface when basking. They do this so that they can get more of the suns UV rays.
Social gestures: Social gestures are another adaption of the bearded dragon. These gestures help bearded dragons communicate with other bearded dragons. Social gestures also help show there emotions and feelings towards a certain situation. This helps people understand and know what to do to help them. This also helps people to know whether they should approach the bearded dragon or not. Some gestures can show whether the bearded dragon is injured or sick. This allows them to get help from an owner faster.
Cladogram:
Climbing: The bearded dragons ability to climb is another adaption. This adaption allows the bearded dragon to escape form predators. This also allows them to get to a higher surface when basking. They do this so that they can get more of the suns UV rays.
Social gestures: Social gestures are another adaption of the bearded dragon. These gestures help bearded dragons communicate with other bearded dragons. Social gestures also help show there emotions and feelings towards a certain situation. This helps people understand and know what to do to help them. This also helps people to know whether they should approach the bearded dragon or not. Some gestures can show whether the bearded dragon is injured or sick. This allows them to get help from an owner faster.
Cladogram:
Organism interaction:
Kingdom:
The bearded dragon belongs to the animalia kingdom. The bearded dragon belongs to this kingdom because they are multi-cellular, they are mitochondrial heterotroph, and they have skin.
3 biotic & 3 abiotic limiting factors in habitat:
The three biotic limiting factors are predators, other bearded dragons, insects.
The three abiotic limiting factors are lack of nutrition, temperature, and sunlight.
Modern human activity could negatively affects a bearded dragon by humans destroying their habitat. The population in Australia is growing every year. This means that humans will have to move more inland and into the bearded dragons habitat. By doing this, it will destroy the bearded dragons habitat. Not all of the bearded dragons will be affected because the majority of Australia's land is owned by the state and is protected. Another way modern human activity could negatively affect a bearded dragon is by the pollution that humans make and give off into the atmosphere. This could cause the bearded dragons to become sick. A growing population also means more pollution because there will need to be more houses and businesses built to support it.
Parasitism:
Mites and a bearded dragon are an example of a parasitism relationship because the mite benefits from the bearded dragon and the bearded dragon is harmed by the parasites. The mites feed on the bearded dragons blood which also may transmit diseases, that may kill the bearded dragon.
Mutualism:
Bearded dragons have a mutualism relationship with humans because they both benefit from each other. This is because the bearded dragon gets fed by the human and the human gets to have a companion to care for.
Commensalism:
Bearded dragons have a commensalism relationship with bacteria. Bacteria, such as salmonella, lives on the bearded dragon but the bearded dragon is not harmed by it.
Innate behavior:
One innate behavior is when a bearded dragon waves its arm. The bearded dragon will wavy its arm when its in the presents of a larger, more dominant bearded dragon to show its submission to the other. This is to stop aggression. A female bearded dragon will also do this during breeding season, when she sees a male. This is to show her submission to him, indicating that she is ready to mate.
Another innate behavior of a bearded dragon is when a bearded dragon goes into brumination. This is like hibernation in other animals, but it is not as intense. The bearded dragon goes into brumination when it starts to get cold and the day gets short. Some bearded dragons may sleep for one to two weeks while others may take naps throughout the day.
The three abiotic limiting factors are lack of nutrition, temperature, and sunlight.
Modern human activity could negatively affects a bearded dragon by humans destroying their habitat. The population in Australia is growing every year. This means that humans will have to move more inland and into the bearded dragons habitat. By doing this, it will destroy the bearded dragons habitat. Not all of the bearded dragons will be affected because the majority of Australia's land is owned by the state and is protected. Another way modern human activity could negatively affect a bearded dragon is by the pollution that humans make and give off into the atmosphere. This could cause the bearded dragons to become sick. A growing population also means more pollution because there will need to be more houses and businesses built to support it.
Parasitism:
Mites and a bearded dragon are an example of a parasitism relationship because the mite benefits from the bearded dragon and the bearded dragon is harmed by the parasites. The mites feed on the bearded dragons blood which also may transmit diseases, that may kill the bearded dragon.
Mutualism:
Bearded dragons have a mutualism relationship with humans because they both benefit from each other. This is because the bearded dragon gets fed by the human and the human gets to have a companion to care for.
Commensalism:
Bearded dragons have a commensalism relationship with bacteria. Bacteria, such as salmonella, lives on the bearded dragon but the bearded dragon is not harmed by it.
Innate behavior:
One innate behavior is when a bearded dragon waves its arm. The bearded dragon will wavy its arm when its in the presents of a larger, more dominant bearded dragon to show its submission to the other. This is to stop aggression. A female bearded dragon will also do this during breeding season, when she sees a male. This is to show her submission to him, indicating that she is ready to mate.
Another innate behavior of a bearded dragon is when a bearded dragon goes into brumination. This is like hibernation in other animals, but it is not as intense. The bearded dragon goes into brumination when it starts to get cold and the day gets short. Some bearded dragons may sleep for one to two weeks while others may take naps throughout the day.