What is mass extinction Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIO 182 FINAL EXAM ASU LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ Describe boreal forests -Forms in sub-arctic -Dominated by highly cold tolerant trees -Very cold winters and short, cool summers -Low precipitation -NPP is low Describe grasslands -Conditions are too dry to enable tree growth -Moderate temps and rainfall -NPP lower than forest communities Describe subtropical deserts -Very low rainfall -High annual temps -Low NPP Describe temperate forests -Trees are leafless in winter -Rai...

FNP FINAL EXAM 1 85 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023 UPDATE Question 1 (1 point) What does an FNP use the Weber and/or Rinne tests for? Question 1 options: Assessing the lungs Performing an abdominal fluid wave test Observing posture and balance Question 2 (1 point) Which of the following is true? Question 2 options: Electrical synapses are more common than chemical synapses Chemical synapses allow currents to travel in eithe...

What is extinction? Answer- The loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? Answer- A decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? Answer- Background extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions detected and how many have been detected? Answer- They're detected geologica...

Main questions of course - 1. How do humans alter earth 2. how do human alterations affect the biosphere 3. What can be done to alleviate human alterations of the biosphere Greatest ecological impacts of humans(most to least) - 1. Nitrogen fixation 2. Water use 3. Land transformation 4. CO2 concentration rise 5. Ocean acidification 6. Bird extinction 7. Plant invasion Planetary Boundaries - Limits between which global systems must operate to prevent abrupt and irreversible environment...

BIO 182 ASU EXAM WITH GUARANTEED CORRECT ANSWERS What is extinction? - correct answersThe loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? - correct answersA decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? - correct answersBackground extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions ...

OAE - Early Childhood Education Exam 241 Questions with Answers Latest Conservation - CORRECT ANSWER the cognitive ability to understand that objects or substances retain their properties of numbers or amounts even when their appearance, shape, or configuration changes. (relates to number, length, mass, weight, and volume) Ex: an experimenter the same amount of liquid into a short, wide container and a tall thin one 5 - CORRECT ANSWER A child's conservation ability begins around the age...

Science Bowl Ultimate Study Guide Earth/Space Exam Questions With Verified And Updated Answers Short Answer Lightning is most likely to occur at what time of day: morning, afternoon, evening, or night? - answerANSWER: AFTERNOON Multiple Choice Which of the following will NOT result from variations in the Moon's orbital plane with respect to the Earth? W) The Moon will continue to cause solar eclipses X) The Moon will pass over the Earth's North Pole Y) There will continue to be luna...

What is extinction? - The loss or death of a species What is mass extinction? - A decline in biodiversity greater than the background extinction rate What is background extinction? - Background extinction occurs when certain populations are reduced to zero because of normal environment change, emerging disease, predation pressure, or competition with another species How are mass extinctions detected and how many have been detected? - They're detected geologically, and there have been 5...

Environment - Essentially the sum of our surroundings Natural Resources - Essential for human growth Renewable resources - Always present, can be replenished Non Renewable resources - Take a very long time to renew or can not be replenished Tragedy of the Commons - Unregulated use of resources leads to resource depletion Environmental disaster - DDT, MSMA, toxic dumping Manipulative experiments - Experiments performed in 'lab' settings Yield results but not always indicative of what hap...

What is the extinction of many species in a relatively short period of geologic time is called? - Ans Mass extinction Define endangered species - Ans species whose population size is rapidly declining and will become extinct if the trend continues What are some characteristics that make some species especially vulnerable to extinction? - Ans 1. easy to hunt (big, slow) 2. valuable to hunt (ivory tusks) 3. hard to recover (reproduce slowly) 4. can't adapt to habitat destruction (narrow d...