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Assignment 2 Ecosystems, Biomes and Environmental Change: - Describe the elevation, climate, temperature and rainfall (and how they vary across time) - Describe the ecosystem (What biome is it? Beyond that, describe the vegetation. What are the dominant plant species? What are the most famous/important/unique other species found there? Are there certain species that are "Ecosystem Engineers" or "Keystone Species" - yes, you need to look up what these are; they are new concepts that you sho...

Bio WGU study for OA c190 QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERAdaptation- The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. Aerobic- A process that requires oxygen. Allele -An alternative form of a gene. An example would be genes that encode eye color—some encode blue eyes (one allele), while others encode brown, green, or hazel eye colors (other alleles). ... amino acids - A small organic molecule with the ...

Adaptation- - The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. Aerobic- - A process that requires oxygen. Allele -An alternative form of a gene. An example would be genes that encode eye color—some encode blue eyes (one allele), while others encode brown, green, or hazel eye colors (other alleles). - amino acids - - A small organic molecule with the structure of an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, and an "R...

MARINE ECOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY TEST 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What is a biome? Correct Answer: a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. What is a Biome comprised of? Correct Answer: Plants and animals with similar life history and environmental conditions. What phrase is often used to describe a Biome/ Correct Answer: Major life zone How are Biomes usually named? Correct Answer: For their dominant V...

Ecology - Answer The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment - Environments are changing more rapidly now than they have at any time in the past - Efforts to maintain human health and welfare depend on our ability to cope with these environmental changes - Most synthetic field in biology Primary goal of Ecology - Answer To understand the distribution and abundance of organisms 4 Main Levels of Ecology - Answer 1) Organisms 2) Populations 3) Commun...

ENWC 201 Final Exam - Questions with Verified Answers What is an animal's niche? How many dimensions can a niche have? Can animals share a niche? An animal's niche is the functional role of an organism considered in the environment in which it lives, its "job." A niche is multidimensional. No two organisms can occupy the same niche at the same time in the same place. What is a specialist vs a generalist? A specialist fits into their environment tightly and there is no room for dealing with...

adaption - A heritable trait that increases the relative fitness of individuals having the trait. All organisms are mad of cells- cell theory - Cells are naturally occurring compartment bound by a thin, flexible plasma membrane, and contains chemicals in an aqueous solution that perform life functions All cells come from existing cells, continous cycle Alpha - The threshold allowed to for a probable similarity between the data and the null. alternative hypothesis - The hypothesis that stat...

Earth Science Latest Update Graded A abiotic Non-living biotic living detritus Dead organic matter ecosystem all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place organism A living thing population all the members of one species living together in the same place at the same time species a group of organisms that are closely related and are able to mate and produce fertile offspring What is an ecosystem? all the living things interacting with...

What is an ecosystem? correct answers A natural system made up of plants, animals and the environment What does the term 'biotic' mean? correct answers Living features of an ecosystem such as plants and fish. What does the term 'abiotic' mean? correct answers Non-living environmental factors such as climate, temperature and light. What would be an example of a local/small scale ecosystem? correct answers Pond, hedgerow or woodland What would be an example of a global scale ecosys...

Environmental Science the systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it Interdisciplinary Enviromental Science Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Scientific Method identify question, form hypothesis, collect date to test hypothesis, interpret results, report for peer review, publish findings ecological footprint the im...