Ecology questions and answers in December 2022

Which of the following benefits for restoration of long leaf pine forests by prescribEd fire except for the : - exposed mineral soils for seed germination  - reduced competition with hardwood tree sp...
3a What is the number of 1-year-olds at t=3? 3b What is the number of 2-year-olds at t=3? 3c What is the number of 3-year-olds at t=3? 3d What is the total population size at t=3?  . Projected Popula...
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Competition can be a really strong force. How might competition influence the ecology of a zoonotic disease? [This question is focused on the disease in the reservoir, vectors, and hosts. Your answer ...
Task: Use the populations in the table below to draw your own graph of the world population and the population of Canada from 1750 to 2010. Compare the trends in the two graphs. Use the graph'sto pred...
1. Explanation of the purpose of the work/article which shows among other things that you have read and thoroughly understand the article. For example, "This article reported research conducted to det...
You are working for an organization concerned with the conservation of the eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar). Your organization has been given funds to purchase land for a protected area.  a) Wh...
 What is a population? In what ways do populations affect the abiotic and biotic aspects of their environment? In what ways do the biotic and abiotic aspects affect populations? Support your rational...
Explain the difference between GPP and NPP in both terrestrial and aquatic food webs, and how it impacts the higher trophic levels.   Compare decomposition in aquatic vs terrestrial environments and...
A diagram that identifies a mountain lion. Where the species is found, a brief description of the organism's habitat, the biotic and abiotic factors that affect the species as well as how the species ...
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Describe the advantages of a reduced gametophyte Describe the structure and function of a typical flower Related the advantages and disadvantages of very speci...
 . 1. Describe the general conditions on Earth during the early evolution of life 2. Describe the phylogenetic origins of glycolysis, photosynthesis, and aerobic respiration 3. Describe similarities ...
Your Mission: Below is a network of interactions in Iowa. A farmer who grows wheat (the "grain" in the figure) is very frustrated that birds are eating so much of her crop. She decides to grow her whe...
Pick one of the biomes that we covered in this module. Explain: The biome's importance to humans The average climate experienced in this biome (temp, precipitation, weather, etc.) Describe common (mos...
 . Which of the following are true about Muller's ratchet? O It is a phenomenon of linkage disequilibrium. O It describes a cost of sex. O It explains why asexual populations can adapt faster than se...
 . In nature, are the relationships between life history traits a product of genetic correlations, plastic responses, or both? Give specific examples to justify your answer. (Citations not needed; ge...
Since the amount of sunlight a habitat gets is difficult to measure - one can get the impact of sunlight by examining various habitats that differ in the amount of sunlight they receive. For example...
 . Incorrect Question 5 0 / 0.5 pts To reduce the negative impacts of interspecific interactions, many species have evolved cryptic coloration. In which types of species can we find examples of crypt...
 . Partial Question 2 0.33 / 0.5 pts Which of the following are TRUE with respect to the concept of character displacement? (select all that apply!) Occurs when two competing species exist in allopat...
   . Incorrect Question 8 0 / 0.5 pts Calculate Simpson's index of diversity (1-D) for this community: . 10 individuals of Species A . 30 individuals of Species B . 20 individuals of Species C . 10 ...
1. How can there be global warming if it's cold out today?  2. What about the "global warming pause"?  3. How can scientists predict climate change if they can't always predict the weather?  4. How...
Make a press release based on the following article based it about the Marine Ecology Community.   This is the link of the article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2...
make a press release based on the following article based it about the Marine Ecology Community.   This is the link of the article: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2...
Which of the following actions would INCREASE your exposure to endocrine (hormone) disrupting chemicals?   Limiting the use of synthetic air fresheners, dryer sheets, and detergents   Storing plasti...
Mission: You are studying how urbanization influences insect communities in big cities. You know that city parks can be very important places where native insects can thrive, despite being surrounded ...
  What is an example of how positive feedback might accelerate climate change?     1. Even if greenhouse gas production is stopped, glaciers will continue to melt for a long time.   2. Warm air ca...
How are tunicates similar to sponges       How are tunicates related to us?      What does the notochord become in vertebrates?        What happens to the notochord in tunicates as they  ma...
1)How do fossils support evolution? Group of answer choices a)Individual species disappear and reappear in the fossil record over time.   b)The fossil record provides evidence that all organisms deve...
What gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere? Besides water vapor, what is the most abundant greenhouse gas? Group of answer choices a)N 2 and CH 4   b)O 2 and CH 4   c)N 2 and CO 2   d)O 2 and ...
Despite the fact that us human beings are animals ourselves, we have undoubtedly influenced the abundance of other animals and plants, as well as altered their distributions. Describe, in detail, two ...
Evolutionary medicine - evolution of virulence (Ewald's trade-off model) Here is the graphic depiction of the model: The black line represents The benefit function The cost function The red line repre...
Island biogeography (IBG) of infectious diseases According to IBG theory, what is the effect of island size on species richness? Small islands should have higher species richness than large islands be...
 . [Questions 25-27] We know that species diversity changes across a latitudinal gradient. But what about an altitudinal gradient? Image that you go to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California to st...
 . [Questions 22-24] Annual average temperature during the spring has been steadily increasing in Europe. Over the past 2 decades, the larvae of many insect species have responded by emerging up to 2...
 . There should be less 60 stomata in areas with higher light levels to 50 maximize 40 ..................... photosynthesis. average #stomata 30 . . ............................. 20 10 0 30 35 40 45 ...
 . "[Questions 10-12] During a biodiversity sampling exercise, an undergraduate found 8 species of bees in one crea of campus yet calculated that there were probably 12 species of bees in that s...
Assignment 4 Guidelines, Bios 331    Mating system and paternity in woodchucks ( Marmota monax )   https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/91/3/628/839470   Assignment 4 General Guidelines   Bac...
Using the documentary "E-Life" about electronic waste disposal issues in the United States and other parts of the world, answer the questions below:   How many earths would we need to provide materia...
Using the documentary "E-Life" about electronic waste disposal issues in the United States and other parts of the world, answer the questions below   1. What is the name of the scrapyard in Ghana tha...
For each link (arrows) in this figure, describe in general terms how strong the link would be between each box.  Why? Provide evidence from readings or lecture for interventions to strengthen the ini...
Explain the reason why you need to start with the scanning (4X) lens when you observe samples under the microscope. Additionally, why should you not use the coarse adjustment knob under higher magnifi...
Instructions:   1. Find a virtual internal systems simulator such as the Zygote Body 3D Anatomy Online Visualizer to explore the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems. 2. Pick an organ or t...