Mangrove - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is paleontology? -Paleontology is the study of the history of life and its meaning. It is a four-dimensional science (three spatial dimensions plus time) -Paleontology is an eclectic field that draws on many other disciplines, including, but not limited to geology, developmental biology, physics, and chemistry -Paleontologists focus on extinct organisms but we also study extant (present day) ones too What are fossils? -Fossils are preserved remains of organisms from the remote pa...

Climate - ️️Determines the type of biome in a given area although individual ecosystems may vary due to many local abiotic and biotic factors Biomes - ️️A collection of ecosystems sharing similar climatic conditions Biosphere - ️️That part of the Earth inhabited by organisms. It extends from the upper part of the atmosphere down to the deepest parts of the oceans which support life. Aquatic biome - ️️Freshwater and marine: Freshwater: swamp forests, lakes and ponds, stre...

AQA A-level GEOGRAPHY 7037/1 Paper 1 Physical Geography Version: 1.0 Final A-level GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Physical Geography Insert This insert contains:  Figure 1 for use with Question 1  Figure 2 for use with Question 1  Figures 4a, 4b and 4c for use with Question 2  Figures 6a, 6b and 6c for use with Question 3  Figures 8a and 8b for use with Question 4  Figure 9 for use with Question 5  Figure 10 for use with Question 5  Figure 11 for use with Question 6 ...

Entomology Test bank Questions and Answers 100% Pass Insects make good -Answer-detectives Which has the greater species diversity and impact on plant pollination? -Answer-moths "It may be doubted that there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as these lowly organized creatures." Who said this, and what is the animal? -Answer-Charles Darwin, earthworm Conservation-oriented biological control seeks to ________ large populations of nativ...

The burrows of gopher tortoises are used by the ___ as a refuge from predators and harsh environmental conditions. correct answer: (both of these) florida mouse and gopher frog Florida freshwater springs are artesian, which means that the ___. correct answer: water flows naturally to the surface A "keystone species" is defined as one _____ correct answer: Whose ecological importance to other species is greater than would be predicted based only on its abundance Flying squirrels, co...

The area of the ocean past the continental shelf, with areas of open water often reaching to very great depths. - Answer-pelagic Area of ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf - Answer-neritic The bottom of any aquatic ecosystem - Answer-benthic A structure of calcite skeletons built up by coral animals in warm, shallow ocean water. diverse and productive environment named for the coral animals that make up its primary structure - Answer-cora...

GEG 111 Exam 4 Questions With Verified Answers. Within the deep cold zone, average temperature and salinity - answerremain fairly constant with depth. When the height of a wave exceeds its vertical stability, the wave is called a - answerbreaker. Which of the following is CORRECT regarding mean sea level? - answerIt is calculated based on average tidal levels recorded hourly at a given site over a period of many years. The height of a tsunami grows as it approaches a coastline primarily b...

5 basic types of predation - carnivory, parasitism, parasitoids, cannabalism, herbivory Abiotic components - non-living chemical and physical factors(temperature, light, water, nutrients) ammensalism - one species is harmed and the other is unaffected(-,0) ex: larger tree shading smaller stature tree aquatic vs. terrestrial systems - terrestrial--> 3 trophic levels(odd number=resource limitation) aquatic--> 4 trophic levels(even number=consumer limitation) Aristotle - Historia anima...

Dilution is? - succulence, more water Salt glands are? - bundles of cells that secrete salt Where does active transport of salt out of plant occur - endodermis of roots King of salty plant? - Mangrove Black mangroves have them? - Pneumatophores What are pneumatophores - roots that grow up to get more oxygen 3 types of mangrove - black, white, red Which mangrove has adventitious roots? - red Propagules? Who has them? - red, seeds grown on trees Which mangrove l...

AICE Marine Science Unit 2: Ocean Floor and the Coast tectonic processess ️movements of the lithosphere resulting in volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, earthquakes, tsunamis, mid-ocean ridges and ocean trenches theory of plate tectonics ️states that the Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates (huge rock slabs) that move according to convection currents in the earth's mantle in different directions and at different rates over Earth's surface ocean trenches ️Long, de...