In land mammals - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Coriolis Effect - - The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left. - adds in the effect of Earth's rotation, deflecting surface flow westward Climate - prevailing weather pattern in a region -Includes temperature, precipitation, wind, and light - Climate determines the occurrence of different biomes - major community types Climate: Convection Cells - - Based on warmth at equator causing air to ris...

ANSC 221 TAMU - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed How do horses perceive stimuli? Vision, Hearing, Olfaction, Taste, Tactile stimulation (touch) What is olfaction? the sense of smell Why are our senses not as intense as equids? People are predators, while equids are prey animals, therefore their senses are more in tuned. T/F: Horse eyes are among the largest of land mammals True What are the 2 types of vision? Define each type. Which one(s) do horses use? How does ...

Animals and plants present in Antarctica - ️️All endothermic rely on thick layers of blubber to insulate from cold, e.g. seals, penguins, whales. Plants only grow in ice-free regions (2% of content). Lichens and moss grow in any favourable niche such as sand, soil, rock and on bones and feathers of dead animals. Algae also grow in sheltered areas. Animals present at Galapagos Islands - ️️Mostly reptiles, which only one land mammal, the Galapagos rice rat. Arrived by being washed awa...

KT Event (Cretaceous-tertiary) ~ Massive meteor hits coast of Mexico and causes extinction Massive worldwide cooling Tertiary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Climate became cooler and drier, mammals moved from asia to north america via the Bering land bridge, radiation in flowering plants, mammals, lizards, and birds occured. Also, more grasslands appeared Quaternary Period (Cenozoic Era) ~ Huge range of terrestrial mammals, including hominids (us!). As humans evolved and dominated the eart...

How do horses perceive stimuli? : Vision, Hearing, Olfaction, Taste, Tactile stimulation (touch) What is olfaction? : the sense of smell Why are our senses not as intense as equids? : People are predators, while equids are prey animals, therefore their senses are more in tuned. T/F: Horse eyes are among the largest of land mammals : True What are the 2 types of vision? Define each type. Which one(s) do horses use? How does conformation affect their vision? : 2 types: Binocular and M...

NEW FILE : ATI TEAS 7 READING COMPREHENSION, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024; The Farallon Islands, or Devil’s Teeth, as they are referred to by sailors, are a group of small islands with rocky, barren terrain and treacherous underwater currents, 48 km (30 miles) off the coast of San Francisco, California. Although the islands are small, with a combined total land area of 0.41 km squared (0.16 square miles), they are positioned in a major ocean current, which enables them to house den...

The Moloch is a lizard that bears a close resemblance to ____ in North America. correct answers Horned Lizards ____ are Australian mammals that feed almost exclusively on termites. correct answers Numbats The main characteristic of deserts is high temperatures. correct answers False New World and Old World Monkeys have been isolated since the ____ epoch. correct answers Eocene ____ are sea ducks of the high arctic that are adapted for diving and feeding on invertebrates. correct answ...

Classification of organisms according to evolutionary relationships. - Answer-Phylogeny Evolutionary classification - Answer-Taxonomy Domain> Kingdom> Phylum> Class> Order> Family> Genus> Species (Did King Phillip Come Over For Grandma's Soup) [ex. Homo sapien](italicized) - Answer-Linnaean system of classification (taxonomy) Basal Group: Branch from oldest common ancestor, no other branch from species. Sister Taxa: Share common ancestor - Answer-Phylogeny relationshi...

ENWC 201 Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions What is Wildlife? Non-domesticated, living organisms (particularly birds/mammals) What is the difference between active and passive management? Active: Alters a population in a direct manner — translocation, hunting, altering habitat, predator control, etc. Inactive: Minimizing external influences on a habitat/population (setting aside protected land) What are the four different goals of wildlife management? Increasing population nu...

Biological Productivity - the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem; western margins of continents have high prosuctivity and the Artic has the most because of high levels of upwelling and downwelling bc there is no thermocline Photosynthesis formula - 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight ---> C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 Photosynthesis - Inputs: Carbon Dioxide, water, sunlightOutputs: Glucose, oxygen Euphotic Zone - Upper layer of a body of water through which sunlight can penetrate and support photosynt...