Endemic species - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the most common mosquito borne disease in the USA today? - Encephalitis What is the primary vector and the infectious agent for Eastern Equine Encephalitis? - Culisita species mosquito; Viral What is the primary vector for St. Louis Encephalitis, Western Equine Encephalitis, and West Nile Virus? - Culex species mosquito Name the disease caused by Borrelian burgdorferi, symptoms, the wound type, & incubation period. - Lyme Disease(meningopolyneuritis);Wound: red spot or bump expa...

environmental pressures - ️️the factors (abiotic or biotic) in an ecosystem which put pressure on an organism's survival and increase competition (whether inter-species or intra-species) biodiversity - ️️a combination of the species diversity, genetic diversity and habitat diversity of an ecosystem variation - ️️the differences, either physical or genetic, between individuals of a species simpson's diversity index - ️️a measure of diversity between similar ecosystems ...

SSM Practice Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+ nutrients Phosphorus, nitrogen and other constituents that promote plant and algal growth that if excessive can lead to lake degradation. temperature This water quality factor is critical for many fish and other types of aquatic life. Warming may reduce or inhibit some fish from reproducing or thriving in a lake. habitat The water or shoreline conditions need to be suitable for fish and aqua...

____________ are mutated genes that cause cancers: - Proto-oncogenes ________________ are proteins produced by the immune system - antibodies 75% of increase in CO2 is due to: - Fossil fuels A benign tumor - A non spreading tumor (harmless) but can later become malignant A bundle of axons is called: - nerves A naturalized alien species is: - an alien species that has established itself and becomes a selfperpetuating population become widely dispersed and incorporated into native ecosystem ...

Life in the Sea Exam 4 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Phylum Chordata - ANSWERSvertebrates Class reptilia - ANSWERSorder squamata testudines crocodylia Order squamata - ANSWERSsea snakes (indian and pacific ocean, El Nino push towards the west of continents) marine iguanas (1 species) (endemic) (Galapagos) (indigenous) (salt glands in nose: spit water at you) True sea snakes - ANSWERSvenomous tail acts like a rudder block nostrils w/ flap when goes under water most live birth ...

100 to 1,000 - ️️Today's global extinction rate is _____ times greater than Earth's background extinction rate. 5 - ️️The fossil record indicates the occurrence of how many mass extinction events? 50 species - ️️If there were 100 million species on Earth, how many species might we reasonably predict to become extinct annually assuming background extinction rates? A nucleus - ️️A prokaryote cell lacks _____. a random change in the genetic makeup of a population - ️️Which...

Some conservation efforts to protect endangered plant species from extinction have been successful. A. True B. False correct answer: A. True 2. Declines in biodiversity are caused by... A. invasive species B. over-exploitation C. agricultural development D. all of these correct answer: D. All of these 3. With ex situ conservation practices, where are plant species preserved? A. outside their native area B. within their native area C. both D. neither correct answer: A. outsid...

______ directly converts solar energy into electricity. - Solar photovoltaic cells ______ is the largest use of fresh water globally. - Agriculture ______ species evolved here or got here naturally and ______ species are introduced from other regions. - Native, alien (invasive) _______ is the cleanest of the fossil fuels. - Natural Gas _______ occurs when the availability of potable clean water is below the demand for the region. - Water crisis 5 degrees mean would cause 12 degrees at the...

Biodiversity correct answers broad concept of encompassing total diversity which includes genetic diversity, species diversity and habitat diversity. Genetic diversity correct answers Range of genetic material present in the population of a species Species Diversity correct answers number of organisms within each different species Habitat diversity correct answers range of different habitats within a biome Habitat Diversity Advantages correct answers higher rate of resilience, high...

What mosquito species carries malaria? Anopheles While mosquitos can be one route for malaria transmission, what is the other? Transfusion of contaminated blood products How long should you wait before donating blood after traveling to malaria endemic areas? 3 months How long should you wait before donating blood if you are prior resident of malaria endemic areas? 3 years