Biology Haiku
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Haikus about biology originally posted elsewhere, and new additions by Biology Haiku and other scientists.
For those eating leaves/
wear comes from tooth-tooth contact,/
this is attrition.
wear comes from tooth-tooth contact,/
this is attrition.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For those eating leaves/
wear comes from tooth-tooth contact,/
this is attrition.
wear comes from tooth-tooth contact,/
this is attrition.
It is thought that grass/
which contain hard particle/
will wear down these teeth.
which contain hard particle/
will wear down these teeth.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It is thought that grass/
which contain hard particle/
will wear down these teeth.
which contain hard particle/
will wear down these teeth.
As a for instance/
grazing mammals have long teeth/
to help deal with wear.
grazing mammals have long teeth/
to help deal with wear.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
As a for instance/
grazing mammals have long teeth/
to help deal with wear.
grazing mammals have long teeth/
to help deal with wear.
Mammals eat with them/
and so they must evolve to/
suit different lives.
and so they must evolve to/
suit different lives.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mammals eat with them/
and so they must evolve to/
suit different lives.
and so they must evolve to/
suit different lives.
Mammal teeth you say?/
How can those possibly be/
at all important?
How can those possibly be/
at all important?
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mammal teeth you say?/
How can those possibly be/
at all important?
How can those possibly be/
at all important?
Mammal teeth give us/
an unbelievable wealth/
of knowledge through time.
an unbelievable wealth/
of knowledge through time.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mammal teeth give us/
an unbelievable wealth/
of knowledge through time.
an unbelievable wealth/
of knowledge through time.
Wouldn’t it be cool/
if I haikued about things/
I really study?
if I haikued about things/
I really study?
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Wouldn’t it be cool/
if I haikued about things/
I really study?
if I haikued about things/
I really study?
Do you have questions/
you’d like to have answered here?/
Please then message me!
you’d like to have answered here?/
Please then message me!
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Do you have questions/
you’d like to have answered here?/
Please then message me!
you’d like to have answered here?/
Please then message me!
And that is one thing/
that ecologists can do/
when they do research.
that ecologists can do/
when they do research.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
And that is one thing/
that ecologists can do/
when they do research.
that ecologists can do/
when they do research.
We need much study/
to really understand how/
all these things connect.
to really understand how/
all these things connect.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We need much study/
to really understand how/
all these things connect.
to really understand how/
all these things connect.
Weaving in and out/
a web is very complex,/
even hard to see.
a web is very complex,/
even hard to see.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Weaving in and out/
a web is very complex,/
even hard to see.
a web is very complex,/
even hard to see.
Predators can eat/
even other predators./
What a tangled web!
even other predators./
What a tangled web!
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Predators can eat/
even other predators./
What a tangled web!
even other predators./
What a tangled web!
If predators eat/
herbivores and omnivores,/
more than one level.
herbivores and omnivores,/
more than one level.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If predators eat/
herbivores and omnivores,/
more than one level.
herbivores and omnivores,/
more than one level.
But with the food web/
we know it is more complex/
than only levels.
we know it is more complex/
than only levels.
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
But with the food web/
we know it is more complex/
than only levels.
we know it is more complex/
than only levels.
Coral reefs have most/
with up to seven levels!/
That’s lots of levels!
with up to seven levels!/
That’s lots of levels!
May 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Coral reefs have most/
with up to seven levels!/
That’s lots of levels!
with up to seven levels!/
That’s lots of levels!
Only so many/
levels can exist somewhere/
til no energy.
levels can exist somewhere/
til no energy.
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Only so many/
levels can exist somewhere/
til no energy.
levels can exist somewhere/
til no energy.
Energy is lost/
ten percent each level, to/
heat or biomass.
ten percent each level, to/
heat or biomass.
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Energy is lost/
ten percent each level, to/
heat or biomass.
ten percent each level, to/
heat or biomass.
Top predators are/
those that need not fear their own/
predators- have none!
those that need not fear their own/
predators- have none!
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Top predators are/
those that need not fear their own/
predators- have none!
those that need not fear their own/
predators- have none!
It continues up/
until you get to the top./
Predators are there.
until you get to the top./
Predators are there.
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It continues up/
until you get to the top./
Predators are there.
until you get to the top./
Predators are there.
The second step up/
are the herbivores that eat/
plants that are below
are the herbivores that eat/
plants that are below
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The second step up/
are the herbivores that eat/
plants that are below
are the herbivores that eat/
plants that are below
In the marine realm,/
food from the sun still, but are/
called phytoplankton
food from the sun still, but are/
called phytoplankton
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the marine realm,/
food from the sun still, but are/
called phytoplankton
food from the sun still, but are/
called phytoplankton
The bottom level/
gets energy from the sun/
mostly this is plants
gets energy from the sun/
mostly this is plants
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The bottom level/
gets energy from the sun/
mostly this is plants
gets energy from the sun/
mostly this is plants
A trophic level
is the place in the food chain
where something resides.
is the place in the food chain
where something resides.
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A trophic level
is the place in the food chain
where something resides.
is the place in the food chain
where something resides.
Herbivores eat plants.
Omnivores eat plants and meat.
Carnivores eat meat.
Omnivores eat plants and meat.
Carnivores eat meat.
May 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Herbivores eat plants.
Omnivores eat plants and meat.
Carnivores eat meat.
Omnivores eat plants and meat.
Carnivores eat meat.
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