Environmental and Conservation Biology

Which of the following best illustrates sustainability?

Which of the following best illustrates sustainability?

Which of the following best illustrates sustainability?
A) constructing coal mines that do not require extensive surface excavations
B) increasing our reliance upon renewable sources of energy
C) upgrading or replacing computers every

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Karen Medina

In most energy conversions, such as burning coal to produce heat,

In most energy conversions, such as burning coal to produce heat,

In most energy conversions, such as burning coal to produce heat,
A) entropy increases because of heat released in the conversion.
B) entropy decreases because of heat released in the conversion.
C) entropy is unchanged because heat is

Alamojay   1860   4 Replies

Jerry Jing

Small-scale businesses in Bangladesh have done well because of the Grameen bank lending

Small-scale businesses in Bangladesh have done well because of the Grameen bank lending

Small-scale businesses in Bangladesh have done well because of the Grameen bank lending
A) large amounts of money to men.
B) large amounts of money to women.
C) small amounts of money to men.
D) small amounts of money to women.

Alamojay   651   4 Replies

mchutchin perkins

Most analyses of world oil reserves and current demands indicate that short of some amazing new oil

Most analyses of world oil reserves and current demands indicate that short of some amazing new oil

Most analyses of world oil reserves and current demands indicate that short of some amazing new oil field discoveries, maximum global production of oil
A) peaked in the 1970s.
B) peaked in 1998.
C) is peaking right now.
D) will pe

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jdemarco21

Over the past two decades the consumptive use of fuelwood has

Over the past two decades the consumptive use of fuelwood has

Over the past two decades the consumptive use of fuelwood has
A) increased and is causing a worsening problem of deforestation and erosion.
B) declined as developing nations use charcoal and fossil fuels and has become less of a threat to e

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Melissa Lynn

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust

The generation of alternate fuels from manure and sawdust
A) increases our consumption of fossil fuels.
B) reduces costs to a company by using waste products.
C) increases the production of commercial waste products.
D) eliminates

Alamojay   2368   4 Replies

Tyree Saunders

Which of the following is CORRECT?

Which of the following is CORRECT?

Which of the following is CORRECT?

A) Plant defenses against herbivory include thorns
B) In the competitive exclusion principle the less efficient competitor is eliminated locally
C) Interacting populations are called communities

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quixie

One difference between the fundamental niche and the realized niche is

One difference between the fundamental niche and the realized niche is

One difference between the fundamental niche and the realized niche is

A) The realized niche is larger
B) The fundamental niche is determined by competitors
C) The realized niche is determined by abiotic resources
D) Individ

quixie   932   4 Replies

LocGMD

Groups of individuals of the same species in an area are classified as a

Groups of individuals of the same species in an area are classified as a

Groups of individuals of the same species in an area are classified as a

A) Community
B) Niche
C) Population
D) Ecosystem
E) All of the above

quixie   287   4 Replies

quixie

An ecological niche (Multiple Choice)

An ecological niche (Multiple Choice)

An ecological niche

A) Is best described as the address of an organism in an ecosystem
B) Is best described as the profession or role of an organism in an ecosystem
C) Includes its use of biotic and abiotic resources
D) Onl

quixie   291   4 Replies

kgladin1

Milkweed plants contain cardiac glycosides, substances that are toxic to many species. However, the ...

Milkweed plants contain cardiac glycosides, substances that are toxic to many species. However, the ...

Below are two multiple choice questions. Let me know what you think.

Milkweed plants contain cardiac glycosides, substances that are toxic to many species. However, the caterpillars of the monarch butterfly have evolved to feed on milkw

Dannyy   4238   4 Replies

Monox D. I-Fly

_____ is a greenhouse gas that absorbs the sun's incoming short- wave radiation?

_____ is a greenhouse gas that absorbs the sun's incoming short- wave radiation?

1.) _____ is a greenhouse gas that absorbs the sun's incoming short- wave radiation?

2.) _____ is defined as and environment that has lots of oxygen?

3.) In the United States, approximately ______% of the rivers appropriate

nayeli   648   4 Replies

duddy

What aspects of urban sprawl and urban blight are ev

What aspects of urban sprawl and urban blight are ev

Do a study of your region.  What aspects of urban sprawl and urban blight are evident?  What environmental and social problems are evident?  Are they still going on? Are efforts being made to correct them?

(150 word count) a

shortie062   531   4 Replies

shortie062

Debating over Krill, Mussels or Kelp? History shows shellfish was the culprit

Debating over Krill, Mussels or Kelp? History shows shellfish was the culprit

In 1956, people in Minamata, Japan, began to exhibit severe neurological disorders and birth defects. This problem was eventually attributed to methylmercury, a water-insoluble and breakdown-resistant chemical formed from mercury dumped into the adja

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horchata12345

Consider Figure 7.14. List several states that are projected to become drier all year. Next, list ...

Consider Figure 7.14. List several states that are projected to become drier all year. Next, list ...

Consider Figure 7.14. List several states that are projected to become drier all year. Next, list several states that are projected to become wetter during at least part of the year. Consider the regions of the country that are considered major agric

dada83   799   4 Replies

guess who1

Which of the following set of surface conditions would produce a convective cumulus cloud with the ...

Which of the following set of surface conditions would produce a convective cumulus cloud with the ...

Which of the following set of surface conditions would produce a convective cumulus cloud with
  the highest base?
  a. air temperature 40 oC, dew point 30 oC
  b. air temperature 25 oC, dew point 10 oC
  c. air temperature 35

AlfredDieselGuy   89   4 Replies

mayamog

____________________ traps can be used to monitor moth species whose larvae feed on turfgrass. ...

____________________ traps can be used to monitor moth species whose larvae feed on turfgrass. ...

____________________ traps can be used to monitor moth species whose larvae feed on turfgrass.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The ____________________ threshold is the point a

gthdf   114   4 Replies

Jennifer Gomez1

Because newborns are not immediately capable of protecting themselves with their own antibody ...

Because newborns are not immediately capable of protecting themselves with their own antibody ...

Because newborns are not immediately capable of protecting themselves with their own antibody production, the receive passive immunity in the form of colostrum.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Qu

myass   84   4 Replies

Marsha

Green buildings are an important part of transforming cities into more sustainable and livable ...

Green buildings are an important part of transforming cities into more sustainable and livable ...

Green buildings are an important part of transforming cities into more sustainable and livable systems because they
A) can be used to grow and store food.
B) are run by renewable energy and can be energy and carbon-neutral.
C) are used to house susta

Fathead56   528   4 Replies

jeauxsef

Responsible and sustainable actions and policies regarding environmental issues function at

Responsible and sustainable actions and policies regarding environmental issues function at

Responsible and sustainable actions and policies regarding environmental issues function at
A) the individual level.
B) the community level.
C) the national level.
D) all levels of society.

skypeaches   373   4 Replies

Yola

Which activities release carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide into the atmosphere?

Which activities release carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide into the atmosphere?

Industries that interact through resource exchange webs in which the wastes of one manufacturer become raw materials for another are called
biomimics.
sustainable societies.
industrial ecosystems.
brownfields.

Whi

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bio_man

Can some1 double check these multiple choice questions for my environment homework?

Can some1 double check these multiple choice questions for my environment homework?

http://Https://imgur.com/dAffneR


I know 1) is all good!

2) First I thought its true but then I read my textbook more and apprently this is false?

3) he did use oat medium and used sediument and used immigration and als

Mateyman   88   4 Replies

Mateyman

Growing blue tomatoes and peppers.

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?

CarbonRobot   219   4 Replies

CarbonRobot

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

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

Help me with question plz!

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Anonymous

A few questions! Help please

A few questions! Help please

Why are balanced polymorphisms typically older than neutral ones?

How is horizontal gene transfer dealt with in reconstructing phylogenies?

Why do some recognized boundaries in geological column coincide with a mass extinction e

Polymorphism   1527   3 Replies

bio_man

Biological vs Phylogenetic species concept

Biological vs Phylogenetic species concept

Which definition of species would yield a greater worldwide estimate of species diversity and why?

Polymorphism   8771   3 Replies

bio_man

transgenic plants breeding with wild types?

transgenic plants breeding with wild types?

Is there any report of a transgenic plant breeding with the wild type? This is one of the main worries of anti-GMO stance people, I'm wondering whether there's any basis to this? If so,are there any verified, peer reviewed reports of it? I

lrob   1836   3 Replies

lrob

population ecology and community ecology questions

population ecology and community ecology questions

1) which growth curve would be characteristic of a lizard population in an undisturbed rain forest,logistic or exponential?why?

2)which growth curve would be characteristic of a plant population on a newly formed volcanic island logistic o

NAZ   2892   3 Replies

duddy

If ecosystems are capable of evolving, is this a form of Darwinian Evolution?

If ecosystems are capable of evolving, is this a form of Darwinian Evolution?

Some biologists have suggested that ecosystems are emergent “living” systems capable of evolving. One manifestations of this idea is environmentalist James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis, which views Earth itself as a living, homeostatic entity- a kind o

Ashmo   4687   3 Replies

padre

Island biogeography

Island biogeography

Island biogeography theory attempts to explain the patterns of species richness and turnover on islands as a function of the size of the island and its distance from the mainland.

a. What are the basic tenets of this theory?

b.

ppk   2671   3 Replies

duddy

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages?

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages?

What is a demographic transition? What are its four stages? State why each stage is important and what the consequence is for population growth. Do all countries go through the demographic transition?

Jermain_   10095   3 Replies

biolove

According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), the difference between an en

According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), the difference between an en

According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), the difference between an endangered species and a threatened one is that


A) an endangered species is closer to extinction.
B) only endangered species are vertebrates.
C)

ppk   2618   3 Replies

oaktree

What are the growth of the wolf population in yellowstone like since their intro in 1995-2009?

What are the growth of the wolf population in yellowstone like since their intro in 1995-2009?

Does anyone know about the various life history traits of wolves in Yellowstone Park. I can't seem to find anything on this.

Also, What are the growth of the wolf population in yellowstone like since their intro in 1995-2009?

emily   1492   3 Replies

rsb

A land developer is arguing with a group of ecologists. Of course the land devel

A land developer is arguing with a group of ecologists. Of course the land devel

A land developer is arguing with a group of ecologists. Of course the land developer wants the most land possible for building houses, but has to compromise by saving some land for animal habitat. The land developer offers 20 hectares in evenly distr

ppk   3138   3 Replies

how_mendel

Population Genetics - Calculating Mean Fitness (Hardy Weinberg)

Population Genetics - Calculating Mean Fitness (Hardy Weinberg)

NOTE: After speaking with my professor, it turns out that this is actually not a question we have covered in class, and she just forgot to tell us to skip it!!  If you want to answer it, that is fine, but it is not pertinent.

QUESTION

Shamrock   4696   3 Replies

bio_man

Effect of Chemical spillage on ecology

Effect of Chemical spillage on ecology

I am preparing my examination on next week.
I face a challenge question on the textbook but it does not provide any answers.
Can someone help me? Two questions distribute 10 marks for each. How can I answer point by point to get all the mar

biologynewhand   720   3 Replies

duddy

Define the term environmental problem. Give an example of an environmental probl

Define the term environmental problem. Give an example of an environmental probl

Define the term environmental problem. Give an example of an environmental problem. Why does the perception of what is an environmental problem differ from time to time and country to country? Give an example of how the perception of an environmental

colleen   6855   3 Replies

ppk

Draw energy budgets using pie diagrams for a typical endotherm and ectotherm. Wh

Draw energy budgets using pie diagrams for a typical endotherm and ectotherm. Wh

Draw energy budgets using pie diagrams for a typical endotherm and ectotherm. What aspects of these budgets likely represent the largest energy expenditure? Which type of organism likely has more food intake and a larger overall energy budget?

colleen   2271   3 Replies

Marites Antiquiera

What kinds of interactions within an animal population lead to clumped distribut

What kinds of interactions within an animal population lead to clumped distribut

What kinds of interactions within an animal population lead to clumped distributions? What kinds of interactions foster a regular distribution? What kinds of interactions would you expect to find within an animal population distributed in a random pa

colleen   2706   3 Replies

Emma Campbell

Life Table

Life Table

Can someone show me how to calculate l(x) - survivorship schedule and g(x)- probability of survival.

For ex.

x........S(x).......b(x).......l(x)............g(x)
0.........500.........0
1..........400........2
2..

emily   3692   3 Replies

emily