Global Biological Similarities
All organisms on Ossium share some biological traits that identify them as sharing a planet and global ecosystem. Such as, all life on Ossium is Silicon and Carbon-based. But the most defining similarities are the merging of heterotroph and autotroph traits. All heterotrophs possess either flowering or nonflowering plant traits in a physical sense. All carnivorous organisms possess nonflowering plant traits such as vines, thorns, or leaves. All herbivorous organisms possess flowering plant traits such as petals, flowers, or pollen. Omnivores tend to have both flowering and nonflowering traits, but may have more of one, depending on the main parts of their diet. A panther would have only nonflowering traits, and a deer would have only flowering traits. But a bear would have both, but more nonflowering traits, as a bear's diet leans more carnivorous.
A heterotroph's plant traits are affected by habitat and environment, just like their autotroph cousins. For example, a tropical animal, such as a jaguar, would have topical plant traits, such as creeper vines. But a milder climate animal, such as timber wolves, would have plant traits appropriate to their habitat, such as pine needles. This also means that animals moved from their home habitat to one of a different climate would suffer for multiple reasons. A tropical animal, when moved to a mild climate, wouldn't survive because their heterotroph and autotroph traits would both suffer from a dramatic change in environment. Similarly, animals from a milder or changing climate would experience the same seasonal changes that the plant life around them would. A deer with apple tree traits would follow the same changes that an apple tree would. Like flowering in spring, losing leaves in fall, and going dormant in winter. This process is best displayed in the picture examples below.
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