Humans and pollution Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Primary Succession - succession from nothing, no soil or vegetation, on bare rock, very slow Secondary Succession - succession from bare soil, there is already an ecosystem there Inhibition Succession - an early arriving species that makes a site less suitable for others Succession from pasture - soil compaction in addition to grazing has flattened land, secondary succession, composed of grasses Succession from tilled land or bare soil - land flattened by farming, no pits, secondary ...

Testbank for Biology 2nd Edition from OpenStax CollegeChapter 1 1 Figure 1.6 1: C; 2: F; 3: A; 4: B; 5: D; 6: E. The original hypothesis is incorrect, as the coffeemaker works when plugged into the outlet. Alternative hypotheses include that the toaster might be broken or that the toaster wasn't turned on. 3 Figure 1.16 Communities exist within populations which exist within ecosystems. 4 B 6 D 8 C 10 C 12 B 14 D 16 Answers will vary, but should apply the steps of the scientific method. One pos...

UNIT 5 APES TESTSoil Salinization Correlation - correct answer The more salt in the soil, the less seeds will germinate There is usually a point where none will germinate - about 1%NaCl Photosynthesis equation - correct answer 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 How does cutting down trees affect atmospheric carbon? How does burning trees affect atmospheric carbon? - correct answer → It causes for less photosynthesis to occur which releases less oxygen into the atmosphere and leaves m...

Midterm Exam: NR503/ NR 503 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Population Health, Epidemiology & Statistical Principles Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Chamberlain Q: For disease to occur the agent, host, and enviro must: Answer: interact, but not every exposure results in illness Q: Agent Answer: Something that is causing disease EX: bacteria, virus, parasite, etc Q: Host Answer: Thing being infected by the agent -Age, educ, occ, b...

GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

BYU Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is means to be a homo sapien- characteristics that define us as a species - Correct Answer ️️ -human beings are living organisms. Characteristics: 1. Complex language is the main way humans are identified from other matured species such as apes. We are the only organism on earth that has the compacity for complex language. 2.. Humans have one the largest brains out of any other organism. Not only that, we have the capability of expandin...

Geography - spatial science Themes of Geography - location, place, human-environmental interactions, regions, movement Formal Regions - internal homogeneity Functional Regions - Connectivity Perceptual Regions - boundaries are fluid -- "mental maps" Absolute location - geographical coordinates Relative location - spatial interconnection and interdependence site - characteristics of the place itself situation - how a place is related to other areas (relative location) ...

ENWC 201 Midterm Textbook Questions With Verified Answers Define lifelong monogamy Individuals pair with a single mate for that breeding season and for all other seasons as long as they are both alive Define serial monogamy It is a specific case of monogamy where individuals pair with only a single mate during a breeding season, but that mate changes during each season. How do desert species minimize water loss? Animals can minimize water loss by reducing water content of fece...

NREM 120 Practice Exam Questions and Answers Total human population statistics - Answer--7 billion people right now -84 billion people ever born -about 7-8% of all humans ever born are still alive now Stage I of Demographic Transition - Answer-Conditions of a pre-modern society -high death rate -high birth rate Stage II of Demographic Transition - Answer--death rates fall (sometimes rapidly) -economic development brings better jobs, medical care, sanitation, and a better standard o...

What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers? 2 Careers in agriscience include which of the following? processing and recreation and food production By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be 7 billion What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? life The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing and marketing of things like flowers and vegetables is known as horticulture In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of ma...