Environmental Science Questions and Answers

You are studying the effect of a new pollutant on an ecological community in a lake that has three mysterious species. You sample the concentration of the pollutant in each species for 4 years after t...

How can an increase in algal population size kill fish? Algae clogs the gills of the fish, preventing them from breathing. Algae clogs the mouths of the fish, preventing them from eating. The algae ...

The graphs below represent algal abundance in a limiting-nutrient experiment. Based on the graphs, which nutrient(s) are limiting the growth of algae in the experiment? Algal growth is limited by nitr...

As you saw in "DO or Die", adding nutrients to a lake has direct effects (such as stimulating the growth of phytoplankton) and indirect effects throughout the community (such as drastic effects on f...

A company is growing algae in big tanks to make fish food. However, the algae is not growing very quickly, and they suspect either phosphorus, nitrogen, or iron is limiting. What could the company do ...

Select one experiment idea from the list below. Conduct an experiment on your chosen idea and observe thoroughly. Then, write an experiment report by giving the details of the experiment. Dry Erase...

Your company has several employees who are working along a conveyor line to clean up an over spill of product by manually shoveling the materials. The conveyor belt is located outdoors and will take s...

The temperature anomaly graph above depicts changes in ocean temperature between 1880 and 2015. Use the graph to answer the following questions. Q1: When was the last time sea surface temperat...

Eleven samples of a coral species (Acropora hyacinthus) were harvested from their native reef pool, divided, and transplanted to several moderately variable heat pools (MV, in blue) and several hig...

Dr. Palumbi explained that moving cool pool corals to warm pools allowed them to acclimate . This means that the individual corals that were moved adjusted to the warmer temperatures over a relatively...

Why was it necessary to put the corals in a controlled and standardized environment with a consistent level of heat stress in order to conclude that corals from warm pools were more heat tolerant? Whi...

Corals are actually a combination of two organisms: a simple animal and a photosynthetic dinoflagellate. The two have a symbiotic mutualism that enables corals to build large colonies. Explain what ea...

Co D There are no ecological implications. X Question 19 10 Points In a food chain, what describes the number of levels an organism is away from the original source of energy? A Food chain B Autotroph...

Question 18 What is the ecological implication of the idea that no energy transformations are 100% efficient? A Some energy is saved for later from every energy transfer. B Some organisms do not trans...

Question 17 1 What is the ecological implication of the idea that energy cannot be created nor destroyed? A Energy in ecosystems cannot be produced from nowhere. B Energy is created only by decomposer...

Question 16 10 Points Why are there less organisms at the top of the food chain? A There are less organisms at the top because they are bigger. B There are less organisms at the top because they are p...

10 Points Question 15 What organizational tool describes how energy transfers between living things in an ecosystem? A Energy maps B Food chains C Topographic maps D Levels of organizations Question 1...

The following passage refers to the next FOUR questions below. A few plant-eating salamanders manage to float on a log to a large island in the Pacific that did not have any other salamander species p...

Q3.9. If you were modeling the growth of the algae population according to the logistic growth model, what would be different between year 6 and year 20? The intrinsic growth rate / is higher in year ...

If you were modelling a salamander population growth within not logistic vision you would assume that after many years the population growth rate, dNldt, would be close to zero, and the population siz...

5) An archer shoots an arrow at a 74.0 m distant target, the bull's-eye of which is at same height as the release height of the arrow. (a) At what angle must the arrow be released to hit the bull's-ey...

15) What net external force is exerted on a 1350-kg artillery shell fired from a battleship if the shell is accelerated at 2.80 ✕ 10 4 m/s 2 ? (Enter the magnitude.) _________ N What is the magnit...

14) Suppose the mass of a fully loaded module in which astronauts take off from the Moon is 10,600 kg. The thrust of its engines is 30,500 N. (Assume that the gravitational acceleration on the Moon is...

7) An owl is carrying a mouse to the chicks in its nest. It is 4.00 m west and 12.0 m above the center of the 30 cm diameter nest and is flying east at 3.50 m/s at an angle 26° below the horizontal w...

5) An archer shoots an arrow at a 74.0 m distant target, the bull's-eye of which is at same height as the release height of the arrow. (a) At what angle must the arrow be released to hit the bull's-ey...

Discuss the concept of wind chill. After discussing this concept, calculate the wind chill in °F based on the following information. You must show your calculations. Air Temperature: 10°F and a Wind...

As the Environmental Health and Safety Manager (EHS Manager), you have been asked to conduct a fire prevention and protection audit of the assembly area, which measures 80 feet by 140 feet. There are ...

Does the lesson include differentiation for diverse learners? What would you do to make the lesson better for meeting the needs of young diverse learners? Does the lesson incorporate culturally releva...

Provide some examples of formative and summative assessments you will use in science. How will the formative assessments identified be used to create differentiated instruction for young learners? Wha...

please help me with that!!. Q6.1. What is the carrying capacity for moose in the simulation model of Isle Royale, prior to any changes in the climate? moose Submit Q6.2. Suppose the rate of plant grow...

ABC industry is located 150 miles outside the city limits. The industry is providing employment to many local residents. There has been no significant report of accidents in the industry. ABC Industri...