Land degradation - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Which of the following statements are true regarding water? Correct Answer-1. The boiling point of water helps lower cellulose degradation. 2. water deactivates nucleophilic reactions. 3. Ionic hydrolysis is usually uncatalyzed, while covalent hydrolysis is usually enzyme-catalyzed. 4. Water began on land, prob desert. 5. Proton hopping is rapid proton transfer along a "wire" How does hyperventilation affect pH? Correct Answer-it decreases CO2 and H+ in the blood, increasing pH. how ...

What is the approximate doubling time of a population growing exponentially at a rate of 7% annually? 10 years 14 years 7 years 5 years correct answers 10 years The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established by which US president? Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Franklin Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt correct answers Nixon John Muir founded the Sierra Club in 1892. His _________ worldview clashed with the __________ view the government had long held. He lead the preservatio...

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 ...

Nurs 5315: Adv Patho Exam 1 Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Atrophy - Answer️️ -E. Cells decrease in size P. Still functional; imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation. Essentially there is an increase in the catabolism of intracellular organelles, reducing structural components of cell Physiologic: thymus gland in early childhood Pathological: disuse (muscle atrophy d/ decrease workload, pressure, use, blood supply, nutrition, hormonal stimulation, or nervous stimulatio...

When was the peak of population growth rate? correct answers Growth rate peaked at 2.1% in 1960s, reduced to 1.2% at start of 21st Century what was the view on population growth in the 1700s and how did it change over time? correct answers 1700s - it was broadly viewed that more children meant better support in old age and more labour for factory work (or farm) Malthus (1800s); 1968 (Paul Ehrlich) and others argued that population is growing much faster than our ability to produce and dist...

ENWC 201 Exam 2 Latest Update 100% Correct agriculture production, processing, marketing and use of foods, fibers, and byproducts from plants crops and animals air pollution may be natural or man made air pollution effects acid deposition alters the pH of aquatic environments, range of tolerance, removes nutrients like calcium and magnesium Aldo Leopold father of wildlife management, first professor of game management, report of the committee on north American game policy 1930 ...

iCEV certification review questions and answers already passed Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome? Tropical In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? 1948 According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of which of the following in 1978? Conservation Biology Which of the following does NOT influence an organism's niche? Commensalism Which of the following best describes a pioneer species? The first spec...

The Earth - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... - origin of Earth, oceans, life; the Earth's internal layers... Origin of Earth, Oceans, Life: • Earth: Supernova (explosion of a star-4.6 bya)- earth (nebula made of gas and dust) was formed 4.5 billion years ago. • Oceans: Volcanic expulsion, rained for thousands of years then hit by icy comets; volcanic outgassing and ice from comets • Life: 3.7 billion years ago life was created- animals have been arou...

Habitat degradation occurs when a. the quality of habitat is reduced. b. habitat is lost and converted to a different form. c. habitat is managed to increase the population of a particular species. d. people have a negative opinion of nature. a. the quality of habitat is reduced. Which of the following factors is NOT a characteristic of a species likely to become extinct? a. low reproductive rate b. small population sizes c. small habitat area d. generalized niche d. general...

APES –EVERYTHING (2023/2024) RATED A Environment the sum of all conditions surrounding us that influence life Environmental Science The field that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature System any set of interacting components that influence one another by exchanging energy or materials Ecosystem particular location on Earth whose interacting components include biotic and abiotic components Environmental Studies Includes subjects environmental policies, economi...