Trophic system - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Characteristics of traditional agroecosystems include - take advantage of the full range of microenvironmental variation within the cropping system, farm, and region; are built on the knowledge and culture of local inhabitants; tolerate of local conditions, insects and diseases, dependent on external, purchased inputs according to gliessman, the prevailing modern agriculture system is not sustainable. ___ is not a factor he says contrives to our unsustainability (ch 1) - --! reliance on sy...

An increase in ALL of the following would suggest trophic communication or support EXCEPT: 1.# of dendrites & synaptic terminals 2.Size of primary sensory cortex area receiving input from finger 3.Rate of respiration with exercise 4.Density of glial cells in memory areas - ️️3.Rate of respiration with exercise a "Do " communication: a relatively short term 'call to action' (activation) of the respiratory muscles to meet the immediate demands of exercise: increased need of oxygen and...

Bio 172 FINAL EXAM UH Manoa Curtis Daehler Rated A+ animals vary in how they look male or female because hormones endocrine system uses chemical signals to elicit responses by cells that have receptors endocrine signaling hormones leave directly from blood vessels to cells to trigger a response paracrine signaling when cells signal other cells with hormones autocrine signaling when a cell releases hormones and signals itself water soluble hormone released into the blood system s...

IB Biology Year 1 Review with Complete Solutions ecology the study of relationships between living organisms and between organisms and their environment ecosystem a system made up of organisms as well as the abiotic factors in the area population a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time community a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area species a group of organisms which can interbreed and produce fertile offsprin...

The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... correct answers Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Biomass energy is... correct answers ~Created when biomass is being burned or oxidized ~Renewable ~Includes wood, waste, alcohol fuels, green waste, food waste, biodegradable municipal solid waste ~Used for cooking and keeping warm in less-developed countries where electricity is not as widespread First Law of Thermodynamics correct answers Energy involved in any physical or chemical ...

Contents Use The Taxonomic Classification System .................................................................................................... 2 Respiratory System .................................................................................................................................... 10 Reproductive System ................................................................................................................................. 23 Nervous System ........................

OCEAN 320 Final Exam | Questions with Verified Answers DDT would be characterized as this kind of molecule...... chlorinated hydrocarbon After 100 years of plankton studies which used small nets to capture the tiny floating creatures, what major plankton discovery was made in the 1990's of a type more numerous than any other? bacterial nanoplankton As far as harmful science is concerned, which two of the following are a combustible mix according to Carl Sagan? (select two) - power - ignorance...

Generalities of Congestive Heart Failure correct answers -Common end point of many forms of heart disease -2% of population in USA; 300,000 deaths -Impaired function renders heart unable to maintain output sufficient for metabolic requirements of body or when it can only do it at elevated filling pressures -Diminished cardiac output (forward failure) or accumulation of blood in venous system (backward failure) or both Initially adaptive compensatory mechanisms for congestive heart failure ...

Describe speciation. - The creation of new species. The way new species are created is: 1. They must be reproductively isolated, The original population separate into two populations (Preventing the two populations memes from mixing) 2. Separate populations must be exposed to different selective pressures. (Adapting to these pressures causes differences. In the Environmental Policy Life Cycle an environmental issue starts with a _____________ amount of disagreement and the amount of disagre...

APES Study Guide (2023/2024) Already Graded A Sustainabiliy The ability of a system to support itself Gaia Hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. Spaceship Earth 1968 Picture of Earth from Space Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle or precautionary approach states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of caus...