Author: mchamorro

Arctic Food Chain

Killer Whale

Whales

Seals

Fishes

Penguins

Krill

Squid

Shrimp

Phytoplankton

Plankton

Daniel Enriquez

Amphiteather School District

Amphitheater High School 125 West Yavapai Tucson, AZ 85705

Amphiteather School District

Gentoo Penguins

Tel: 520-696-5409

Phone: 520-696-5409 E-mail: dan23029@yahoo.com
Website: daniele.weebly.com

Small Fishes

9 Characteristics of Gentoo Penguin Life

My animal has DNA that is different than most other penguins. All of them have a wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head. Another cool thing about them is that they have a prominent tail unlike any penguin.
My animals reproduction system is kind of different than other penguins too. They lay their eggs in September or October. They lay two eggs three days apart from each other. The second egg is usually smaller than the first. A really awkward thing I found out was that Gentoos can reproduce as early as age two!
To move the penguins have two legs and waddle but they mainly move by swimming.
To convert energy the Gentoos are carnivores that eat crustaceans, fish and squid
When they grow to their fullest they can stand between 24 to 30 inches. When developing they can reproduce at the age of two.
The Gentoo penguin respond to their environment when they are breeding and predators are threatening. So they usually go on top of a hill.
The type of cells my animal have are obviously animal.

9 characteristics of gentoo penguin life (cont.)
Animal cells consist of many different organelles that help the cell produce and help my animal survive. The most important part is the Nucleus which is like the brain of a cell.
8. Evolution for penguins is kind of awkward. Evolution started when the ice blocks were moving and block the pathways for them to get home to their own colonies. So they had to just immigrate to other colonies and breed with different types of penguins.
9. To repair injury the penguins let it heal by itself and are getting taken care of by other penguins.
Roles & Relationships
Energy/Food– Crustaceans, fish and squids.
Depends on Gentoo Penguins– Fur seals, leopard seals and skuas.
Niche– Control the population of fish and squid
Habitat
Their habitat is the Falkland Islands
Rainfall– Rains about 180 days a year
Temperature– Summer avg. is 51 degrees Fahrenheit and the winter avg. is 37 degrees Fahrenheit
Humidity– Is very high
Climate– Snow is rare but can happen anytime of year. It also can be windy at times

Organization
1.Organism– One Gentoo Penguin
2. Population– All the Gentoo penguin in the Falkland Islands
3.Community– All the organisms in the Falkland Islands
4. Ecosystem- The Falkland Islands including the 776 islands surrounding it. ( including the aibiotic factors)
5. Biome– All of southern Antarctica
6. Biosphere– The living planet
Population of dynamics
If the penguins are smart and stay on top of the hill that they’re supposed to stay on and hunt good then they’ll increase population.
If the penguins aren't that smart and go off the hill and not hunt that well and migrate too much the population will decrease.
Some limiting factors that’ll slow down the population are:
Predators that eat the eggs, global warming and breeding.

Amphiteather School District

Amphitheater High School 125 West Yavapai Tucson, AZ 85705

Phone: 520-696-5409 E-mail: dan23029@yahoo.com
Website: daniele.weebly.com

Organization