Environmental and Conservation Biology

A year ago

Over the last several decades, there have been many individuals who have propose

Over the last several decades, there have been many individuals who have proposed colonizing the Moon and using it for mining substances such as Hydrogen and Helium-3. Is this a feasible venture? Why or why not? Provide a detailed explanation.

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A year ago

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The upper part of the logistic growth curve shows where a population is impacted by density-dependent factors.

Provide an examples each of density-dependent and density-independent factors

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A year ago

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Sea turtles are likely to die when they’re young but have a good chance of surviving once they reach a large size. Which survivorship curve best fits them?

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A year ago

Plz help wit this math question

There are 500 mice in a population. Over the course of a year, 125 offspring are born, and 25 individuals die. What is the per capita rate of increase in this population?

Hint: r (per capita rate of increase) = b - d

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A year ago

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Two species are close competitors. If one species is removed from the community, the remaining species would be expected to expand its realized niche. Why would removal of one species affect others’ realized niche?

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A year ago

In the class we have learned various roles that species play in a community. Give an example of your ...

In the class we have learned various roles that species play in a community. Give an example of your favourite species and what is its role(s)?

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A year ago

A bear accidentally carries the seeds of a weedy plant in its fur. Transporting the seeds neither ...

A bear accidentally carries the seeds of a weedy plant in its fur. Transporting the seeds neither helps nor harms the bear, but is beneficial to the plant. This is an example of a(n)________________.

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A year ago

Competitive exclusion states that two organisms cannot indefinitely occupy the same niche when ...

Competitive exclusion states that two organisms cannot indefinitely occupy the same niche when resources are limited. When this does occur, organisms tend to show some sort of competitive coexistence. Which of the following is an example of competiti

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A year ago

Please help me with these questions

Q6.1. What is the carrying capacity for moose in the simulation model of Isle Royale, prior to any changes in the climate?

Q6.2. Suppose the rate of plant growth on Isle Royale supported an equilibrium moose population of 800 moose. In thi

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A year ago

During the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event, dinosaurs went extinct. How did this event ...

During the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event, dinosaurs went extinct.
How did this event pave the way for mammals to become a dominant life form on Earth?

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A year ago

Please answer all these questions and give a brief explanation

Which of the following scenarios would best facilitate adaptive radiation?
A. A population of birds native to an island archipelago is forced to relocate to the mainland by a storm.
B. A population of cheetahs goes through an event in which

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A year ago

Sea turtles are likely to die when they’re young but have a good chance of surviving once they ...

Sea turtles are likely to die when they’re young but have a good chance of surviving once they reach a large size. Which survivorship curve best fits them?

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A year ago

There are 500 mice in a population. Over the course of a year, 125 offspring are born, and 25 ...

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A year ago

The upper part of the logistic growth curve shows where a population is impacted by ...

The upper part of the logistic growth curve shows where a population is impacted by density-dependent factors. What is meant by density-dependent factors? How do they differ from density-independent factors?

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A year ago

As soon as the two frog populations are separated, which of the following will have the greatest ...

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A year ago

After 5000 years, eventually the two frog populations are so genetically distinct from one another ...

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A year ago

Individuals start to mate with other individuals that eat only the same type of insect. Over time, ...

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A year ago

Refer to the image below. Immediately following the construction of the highway and division of the

Refer to the image below. Immediately following the construction of the highway and division of the frog population into two, would you consider the populations to be separate species? Why or why not?

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A year ago

Help me with this environmental biology question

You are studying two populations of turtles with different colour patterns that live on opposite sides of a mountain range and occupy the same ecological niche. When individuals from each population are brought together in the lab, they produce

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A year ago

Mountain ranges on continents and oceanic ridges can appear to be very similar.

Mountain ranges on continents and oceanic ridges can appear to be very similar. What are some ways they can be similar? What are some ways they are different?

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A year ago

Need help with this Environmental and Conservational Biology question.

In this question you are given TWO separate scenarios. Please read both carefully.

Scenario 1:
In northern Alberta there is a population of approximately 1000 caribou in the Birch Bark Provincial Park*. Fifty (50) of the caribou from

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A year ago

Deforestation ________. (Multiple Choice)

Deforestation ________.
A) diminishes the trees' ability to purify water
B) increases greenhouse gases
C) minimizes the flow of water, but increases the quality of the water we drink
D) fosters replication of endangered speci

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A year ago

I need help with this question

When talking about human evolution, it’s common to hear people say modern humans descended from monkeys or chimps.

What is wrong with this explanation about human evolution? By referencing this phylogenetic tree, explain why this explanati

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A year ago

HELP NEEDED PLZ :'(

The long ears of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) not only enhance hearing, they also play a role in thermoregulation: their large surface area and extensive system of blood vessels allows them to function as heat exchange organs. When a rabb

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A year ago

Endler set up two experiments, one in the greenhouse and one in the field. What

Endler set up two experiments, one in the greenhouse and one in the field. What were the advantages of the greenhouse experiments? What were the shortcomings of the greenhouse experiments? Endler also set up field experiments along the Aripo River. W

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A year ago

HELP ME PLEASEE. I HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO ANSWER OR EVEN START THIS QUESTION.

You are studying an extremely large population of unicorns found on a remote island. You observe variation in both the amount of sparkles each unicorn has on their coats, as well as the length of their tails. You found that unicorns with more sparkly

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A year ago

It is generally accepted by climatologists that by the end of the 21st century, global sea-level wil

It is generally accepted by climatologists that by the end of the 21st century, global sea-level will rise about ______.

a. 10 feet
b. 1 foot
c. 3 inches
d. 3 feet

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A year ago

Anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases are those that occur in nature and naturally occurring and

Anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases are those that occur in nature and naturally occurring and not human-made.

a. True
b. False

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A year ago

The first municipal municipal sanitary landfill in the united states that pioneered the use of trenc

The first municipal municipal sanitary landfill in the united states that pioneered the use of trenching, compacting, and daily burial to combat and debris problems was located in

a. Illinois
b. California
c. Pennsylvania
d

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A year ago

The residence time of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is ____.

The residence time of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is _____.

a. 10 to 30 years
b. 1 to 3 years
c. 100 to 300 years
d. More than 300 years

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A year ago

The most accurate global climate models include

The most accurate global climate models include _____.

a. Only natural factors
b. only anthropogenic factors
c. neither natural factors nor anthropogenic factors
d. both natural factors and anthropogenic factors

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A year ago

Growing blue tomatoes and peppers.

I think they have grown blue tomatoes and peppers utilizing the chemical in blueberries that gives most of their color, but even so they are relatively purple. Is there anyway to make tomatoes surrealistic level blue?

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A year ago

The milankovitch cycles explain changes in the earth's long-term climate by using variations in the ...

The milankovitch cycles explain changes in the earth's long-term climate by using variations in the ratios of two isotopes of oxygen.

a. True
b. False

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A year ago

Coal, natural gas, and oil are not considered renewable sources of biomass energy because they A) we

Coal, natural gas, and oil are not considered renewable sources of biomass energy because
they
A) were produced by photosynthesis.
B) release carbon dioxide when burned.
C) contribute to ozone destruction.
D) were formed mill

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