Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134555430
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 17, Problem 2GFO
How many biomes do you rely on to supply your food? Many grocery stores label the origin of their produce. The next time you go to the grocery store, try to determine the number of different countries from which your groceries come. Could you easily change your diet and shopping habits to rely on locally produced food? Why or why not?
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Which is/are the abiotic components of an ecosystem?
1.Soil
2.Protein
3.Carbon
4.All of the above
Which of the following best describes how using fertilizer would affect the nitrogen cycle?
The use of fertilizer would result in more nitrogen in the groundwater.
The use of fertilizer would result in less nitrogen in the soil.
The use of fertilizer would result in more phosphorus in the soil.
The use of fertilizer would result in more nitrogen being added to the carbon cycle.
On a piece of paper draw the nitrogen and the carbon cycle for a terrestrial ecosystem. The cycles should show the detail of the transformation of the element, where the transformation occurs, as well as biotic and abiotic components.
Now, starting with the animal, write out your description of the nitrogen cycle then describe the carbon cycle.
Chapter 17 Solutions
Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
Ch. 17 - Explain why the northern United States experiences...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2LTBCh. 17 - Prob. 3LTBCh. 17 - Prob. 4LTBCh. 17 - Prob. 5LTBCh. 17 - Which of the following biomes is most common on...Ch. 17 - Tundra is found ___________ . where average...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8LTBCh. 17 - Prob. 9LTBCh. 17 - Prob. 10LTB
Ch. 17 - Consider the following geographic factors and...Ch. 17 - One prediction of global climate change models is...Ch. 17 - What can you infer about the geographical...Ch. 17 - Calculate your current personal ecological...Ch. 17 - How many biomes do you rely on to supply your...Ch. 17 - The science that you learned in this chapter has...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
Your bore cells, muscle cells, and skin cells look different because a. different kinds of genes are present in...
Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
Review the Chapter Concepts list on page 422. These all center on quantitative inheritance and the study and an...
Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
Sea turtles have disappeared from many regions, and one way of trying to save them is to reintroduce them to ar...
Marine Biology (Botany, Zoology, Ecology and Evolution)
True or false? Some trails are considered vestigial because they existed long ago.
Biological Science
Some people consider Pasteur or Koch to be the Father of Microbiology, rather than Leeuwenhoek. Why might they ...
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- 1. Which organism have the most supply of energy? 2. Which has the least amount of energy? 3. Why is there a decrease of the amount of energy as we go up the food pyramid? 4. Where did the energy go due to losses? 5. Which among the organism in example 2 (food web) receives the least amount of energy? (except decomposers).arrow_forwardFour common relationships between organisms are listed in the box. 1. Bees pollinate plants as they move from flower to flower gathering nectar. 2. Green algae grow on the backs of spider crabs living in shallow water, camouflaging the spider crabs while the crabs protect the algae from predators. 3. Fleas live on the skin of dogs and obtain nutrients from the dogs' blood. 4. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria obtain nutrients from their host plants and use the nutrients to supply nitrogen to the plants. Which statements best describe these relationships? O Relationships 1 and 4 are examples of mutualism. Relationship 2 is an example of con sm. Relationship 3 is example of parasitism. nensa O Relationships 1 and 2 are examples of commensalism. Relationships 3 and 4 are examples of mutualism. Relationship 1 is an example of commensalism. Relationships 2 and 4 are examples of mutualism. Relationship 3 is an example of predation. O Relationships 1, 2, and 4 are examples of mutualism. Relationship 3…arrow_forwardWhich of the following describe an autotroph? Select all that apply. An autotroph is a producer. An autotroph is an organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds assembled by other organisms. An autotroph is an organism that makes its own food using energy from the environment and carbon from inorganic molecules. Autotrophs are consumers.arrow_forward
- Living organisms play an important role in the recycling of many elements within an ecosystem. Discuss how various types of organisms and their biochemical reactions contribute to the recycling of water in an ecosystem. Discuss both biochemistry and ecology in your answer. Include in your answer at least one way in which human activity has an impact on this nutrient cycle. What are the main reservoirs of water in the biosphere? PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE FROM ANY SITES PLEASE DO NOT JUST COPY AND PASTEarrow_forwardWhich of the descriptions below captures how carbon moves from one compartment to another in the terrestrial carbon cycle? The carbon in fossil fuels move from the lithosphere to the atmosphere via combustion. Cellulose in wood moves from the biosphere to the lithosphere via consumption Carbon dioxide moves from the atmosphere to the lithosphere via fixation by special bacteria. Glucose moves from tissues in plants to the atmosphere via consumptionarrow_forwardChapter 10 of your textbook describes four biogeochemical cycles (some of which might also be called nutrient cycles) which carry elements and compounds essential to life on earth: the oxygen cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle and the phosphorous cycle. Read the sections in the textbook and refer to the diagrams for each of the cycles.These cycles are constantly going on around us. Think about how we are involved in these cycles. What parts of the major biogeochemical cycles do we witness or experience in our daily lives? Give one example per post or response. Think about where the element or nutrient may have come from or where it may go next and whether the process may have been affected by humans and human activities.A simple example (using the hydrologic cycle, which we studied in Chapter 7): Yesterday I was at the beach and witnessed rain falling into the ocean. This is part of the hydrologic cycle. Most of the rainwater probably came from evaporation of water from the…arrow_forward
- In the below food chain, Bubonic plague, which spread through mice, killed millions of Europeans during Middle Ages. The bacteria Yersinia pestis kills the infected mice also. Predict how the death of mice affects its prey and predators in the food chain and the ecosystem? 1 1 The grasshopper eats the plants 4 The eagle eats the snake 5 3 Food Chain 2 The mouse eats the grasshopper 5 When the eagle dies, fungi break down the body and turn them into nutrients 4 3 The snake eats the mousearrow_forwardPlant growth is limited by available nitrogen. Why is nitrogen fixation a limiting factor? There is very little nitrogen available after fossil fuel combustion utilizes the available nitrogen. Nitrogen must be produced by bacteria due to the inability of recycling by decomposers. There is no nitrogen in the atmosphere; it is only found in aquatic biomes. The stability of nitrogen gas makes it difficult to turn into nitrogen for living things.arrow_forwardWhich of the following biogeochemical cycles include decomposition? can select more than one answer Group of answer choices Phosphorus Nitrogen Carbonarrow_forward
- Why are terrestrial autotrophs responsible more global productivity than marine producers? higher local biomass per unit productivity ocean temperature limit cellular physiology currents stress out the plankton terrestrial CO2 is more accessible for uptake all of the abovearrow_forwardDo you think biofuels will help mitigate climate change? Support your opinion with appropriate reasoning.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statement about CBOD and NBOD is wrong? O CBOD is carbonaceous biological oxygen demand. This BOD refers to the portion of total BOD usually related to organic carbons as result of biodegradation. O NBOD is non-biological oxygen demand. NBOD refers to the portion of total BOD usually related to the conversion of ammonia nitrogen to nitrite or nitrate. O CBOD and NBOD evolve at different stages of biodegradation. O NBOD is characterized by a post stage of biodegradation, where CBOD occurs throughout the entire biodegradation if any carbonaceous organics are present.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Concepts of BiologyBiologyISBN:9781938168116Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James WisePublisher:OpenStax College
Concepts of Biology
Biology
ISBN:9781938168116
Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher:OpenStax College
DIVERSITY IN PLANTS; Author: 7activestudio;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJrks56FQIY;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
Biology- Plant Kingdom - Diversity in Living Organisms - Part 4 - English - English; Author: Bodhaguru;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFgQ74EvfDQ;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY