Q: Why does the aquarium trade contribute to the introduction of nonnative species?
A: Nonnative species An introduction of new species, foreign species, exotic species, alien species,…
Q: Why is counting the difference families a good way to count Biodiversity?
A: Diversity in an environment is an important factor for the overall health and survival of other…
Q: What You Can Do to Prevent Extinctions?
A: Extinction is the extinction of a type of creature or taxon, most commonly a species. The death of…
Q: Why are patches in a landscape mosaic often important to people who are interested in conserving…
A: Dispersion of living organisms around the Earth can be used to describe the way in which a…
Q: How does invasive aquatic species affect the genetic diversity
A: Invasive species Invasive species are those that are intentionally introduced into a group of…
Q: Which are threatened species ? How can we save them ?
A: The living species plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. There are millions of…
Q: In the IUCN Red List(2004), what does ‘Red’ represent?
A: IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature. This organization works for the…
Q: In the past, which factor would have caused a mass extinction of species?
A: Mass extinction is an event that is widely spread and results in a rapidly declining biodiversity of…
Q: Secession is a gradual process within an ecosystem in which some species replace other species. When…
A: Succession is the ecological process of stepwise or sequential appereance or disappereance of…
Q: What does high biodiversity mean? Question 1 options: Lots of biomass in an area Many plants…
A: Earth is classified and organized into different ecological levels. Individual organisms are…
Q: Classify the five causes of extinction.
A: Extinction is the end of a sort of life form or of a gathering of sorts (taxon), generally an animal…
Q: What did the results of the study show? What techniques did the researchers use in the study to…
A: Introduction Species diversity refers to the different species that are found in a given community.…
Q: We (humans) do not have any ethical burden to worry about other species because extinction is a…
A: Extinction is the process by which a species population gets removed gradually from the earth. Some…
Q: You are comparing species diversity between four different habitats: which of the following habitats…
A: Question - You are comparing species diversity between four different habitats: which of…
Q: What may be some reasons why the importance values for each species are different?
A: Biodiversity is a key measure of the health of any ecosystem and our whole planet. In an ecosystem,…
Q: Explain co-extinction with a suitable example.
A: All the life forms present on the earth are interdependent on each other in one or another way. The…
Q: HOW MANY MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS HAS EARTH WITNESSED SO FAR
A: ANSWER) There have been total 5 mass extinction events occured on the planet earth, among those 5…
Q: What factors can cause or hasten extinction?
A: Biodiversity is referred to as an occurrence of different times of ecosystems, species with whole…
Q: Are we the culprits of the sixth extinction? Cite two examples to justify your stand.
A: Extinction occurs when a species' last members are no longer living. Animals that have not adapted…
Q: Think about the pattern of human dispersal. Given what you know about the founder effect, would you…
A: Given: Determine pattern of human dispersal.
Q: Give 5 difference between Simpsons diversity index and Shannon diversity index
A: Simpson's Diversity Index is a measure of diversity. In ecology, it is often used to quantify the…
Q: Why are nonnative species often considered a disturbance in an ecosystem? They increase mutations.…
A: Introduction :- Non-native species are organisms that do not naturally occur in a given area but are…
Q: Why do some species survive while others go extinct? Explain
A: In a due course of time, it is believe that our ancestral species that lived in different parts of…
Q: Why is the sobriquet ‘The Evil Quartet’ used in context of biodiversity? Name the members of this…
A: Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety of living organisms present on Earth and the…
Q: Why do you think variation of species is important in maintaining the natural biodiversity of…
A: Genetics is a study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in an organism. Living organisms…
Q: Do you think that environmental changes are always bad for a species or do you think such changes…
A: Environmental changes are caused by the humans and due to these changes the species adapt themselves…
Q: Why do species definition matter in conservation biology?
A: Conservation biology is a discipline that studies biodiversity with the primary goal of managing it…
Q: need answers for the column of species type.
A: species are grouped within genera, genera are grouped within families, families are grouped within…
Q: What is Seabird Fallout and why does it happen? Which species are most affected by this phenomenon?…
A: To determine: Seabird fallout and how it happens. Which species is affected. What you do if find…
Q: How does the illegal fishing bombs may aid the problem of mass extinction? Cite specific example.
A: Fishing is one of the important sources of livelihood for people in developing nations and the…
Q: why is the Ethiopian wolf important to its ecosystem
A: Food chain and food web is the interlinking of the organisms in a particular habitat on the basis of…
Q: How can food and water limit a population
A: The structural and functional ecological unit is an ecosystem. The relationship between organisms…
Q: Species rarity does not necessarily mean that a species is in danger of extinction. Discuss.
A: Conservation of biodiversity is a very important aspect so as to maintain it at its optimum level…
Q: Why do we need several ways to measure species diversity
A: The word species diversity is self-explanatory inferring the variety of species in an ecosystem.…
Q: How can you fix the problem of overpopulation of prey (deer) in an ecosystem
A: Overpopulation refers to the increase in number of individuals in an area. The overpopulation can…
Q: Explain the difference between K-selected species and r-selected species. For each, provide an…
A: Introduction: K- selected species in a population are the ones that fluctuate near the carrying…
Q: What sampling method would you use to estimate N and why?
A: For estimating the answer we will describe it as follows: We will use random sampling to estimate N.…
Q: Why is it difficult to predict which species will be driven extinct by global warming?
A: Global warming is the phenomenon of gradual increase in the temperature of atmosphere, oceans, and…
Q: Examine the graph in figure 4. Write an essay analyzing the data to explain how dams have impacted…
A: Ecosystem balance, often known as "ecosystem homeostasis," is influenced by both factors that tend…
Q: An experiment began with 3 cells and ended with 96 cells. Assuming exponential growth, how many…
A: Cell division is a process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Its…
Q: The figure below shows growth curves for five different species of penguins. • Adelie Rockhopper -…
A: The intrinsic growth rate is the theoreticalyl maximum rate of increase of a population per…
Q: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Total: 6 Total: 4 Total: 6.4 What impact did the…
A: The disaster of the commons is an economic issue that arises when people put their own interests…
Q: Would changes in the frequency of a gene in a population result in a new species? (yes or no)…
A: Gene frequency or allele frequency is the fraction of population that carries a specific allele at a…
Q: Give me an example of a sudden change and a gradual change can causes extinction to population of…
A: Extinction of organisms is caused when the organisms are no longer seen on the planet.
Q: Why are some species unable to adapt to climate change?
A: Climate change is a phenomenon that is observed when the usual or general climate of a particular…
Q: What energy resources exist in the ocean? Chapter 17
A: Oceans are the marine ecosystems present on the earth.
Q: When studying the spread of pumas across the continents you are focusing on … a. Population and…
A: Type of ecology that focuses on spread of pumas across the continent
Q: Explain why reintroducing wolves changed the ecosystem of the park
A: Ecosystem is defined as complex interaction between biotic and abiotic components of the…
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- Can you think of a situation where we deliberately want to make a species extinct? How would you justify it?What is a pesticide? How integrated Pest Management (IPM) keep pest population low without economic loss? Please elaborate your answer wherever needed.FRONTLINE: Poisoned Waters (Puget Sound) The film portrays the resource value of orca whales as primarily one of existence value. That means orcas are valued mostly a) for their potential, undiscovered value. b) for keeping the ecosystem in balance by eating salmon. c) merely because people know they are there. d) as a tourism resource. e) for their oil and blubber.
- Recently, oil from a wrecked tanker resulted in a disaster in ecosystems containing many unique species. The potential loss of these species could result in A) an decrease in the stability of the affected ecosystems B) a decrease in pollution affecting the land and water C) an increase in the variety of genetic material available D) an increase in organisms available for scientific researchIn not more than 200 words or 5 sentences, explain why or why not shark finning used in shark fin soup can induce the destruction of the coral reef ecosystem.Scenario: You have been hired by an electric utility company whose stockholders are really pressing the company on ESG matters (environmental, social, governance). The company owns thousands of acres of land surrounding one of its powerplants and leases much of this land to local farmers for agriculture. However, local environmental groups have been stating concerns in the local newspaper about the loss of insect biodiversity on in meadows surrounding the agricultural activities. You have been tasked by the company to develop an experiment to investigate whether a loss of insect biodiversity is occurring in these meadows because of these agricultural activities. Action Steps: Propose a coherent and testable hypothesis that captures some aspect of this concern. Identify the independent and dependent variables in this experiment. Identify any possible confounding variables that might influence your experiment. Identify appropriate controls for your experiment. Demonstrate how you…
- Reintroduction of species into their native ecosystem is a controversial topic. Provide at least 3 reasons in favor of this and 3 against the reintroduction of native species.What is Seabird Fallout and why does it happen? Which species are most affected by this phenomenon? What can you do if you find a downed seabird?Question 10. A competitive network results in a more balanced system of dominance compared to a competitive hierarchy. A. True B. False Question 8 Late successional trees have few effective layers of leaves. A) True B) False Question 7 Pioneer species _______________. A) are altruistic. B) are excellent competitors. C) are resistant to disturbance. D) can tolerate harsh abiotic conditions.
- Why is biodiversity important to the health of an ecosystem? Question 2 options:Why are nuclear plants considered threat to ecological security?Why are nonnative species often considered a disturbance in an ecosystem? They increase mutations. They compete for resources. They have special growth needs. They cause increased biodiversity.