Bio 220 t - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Week 4 DQ 1 Description: Farmers use fertilizers to improve crop growth which can impact the environment though agricultural runoff. What is agricultural runoff? Provide two examples of how farmers can prevent it.

Topic 3 DQ 1 Description: The growth rate equation is (birth rate + immigration)-(death rate + emigration). Provide at least two factors that affect the population size based off the equation above, and explain how these factors impact the size of the population.

BIO 220 Topic 4 Questions And Answers Which of the following is a harmful farming technique? - ANS Pesticide runoff Land management factors that contribute to the "Dirty Thirties" conditions include: - ANS All of the above (Overstocking cattle, Bare tillage, Breaking up fragile land) Drip irrigation: - ANS Supplies water through tiny holes in plastic tubes, so the amount of water delivered at any time is very small. What are GMOs? - ANS Genetically Modified Organisms ...

BIO 220 Topic 6 Quiz Prep With Answers The Great Plains of the US is a great place for ________ energy because of the land being flat. - ANS Wind Which pollutant is NOT one of the 6 regulated by the Clean Air Act - ANS Mercury Fossil fuels at one time were: - ANS Two types of weathering are: - ANS Chemical and physical What needs to happen for volcanoes to occur? - ANS Generation of magma

Week 7 Assignment:Water Quality Essay Description: Write a 750-1,000-word essay about water quality in your community that addresses the following points: Obtain a water quality report from your local municipality within the last two years and discuss what you foundin the report? Identify a water quality issue happening in your community and where the pollution comes from? This includespoint sources (for example, water discharge from a factory; contamination from a Superfund site), Non-point...

Which of the following is not a biome? Estuary Non-native species are introduces by: All of the above (travel, settlement, use for landscaping/farming) Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Which of the following terms includes all others? Biosphere When 2 species require the same limited resources and can reduce the overall health of one or both species is an example of: Competition...

BIO 220 Topic 3 Quiz Prep Questions And Answers Which term describes the study of how characteristics of a population change in response to altering environmental conditions? - ANS Population dynamics Overpopulation can cause: - ANS All of the above (Spreading of diseases, Deforestation impacts, Water shortages) Safe concentration levels of any given substance depend on: - ANS All of the above (Exposure rate, Individual's overall health, Individual's age) The effects of toxi...

Week 6DQ 1 Description: Select a national monument. How has it been affected by weathering? Be sure to specify the type of weathering it isexposed to.

BIO 220 Topic Quiz 1 Exam Questions And Answers Which is the correct order for the scientific method? - ANS Observe, ask a question, create a hypothesis, conduct the experiment and collect the data, interpret the results, and report the results. Which worldview includes both living and nonliving components, stating that both have a right to exist? - ANS What is needed to have a sustainable ecosystem? - ANS Biotic and abiotic factors Which of the following best describes envi...

BIO 220 Topic 2 Quiz Exam Questions And Answers Which of the following is not a biome? - ANS Estuary Non-native species are introduced by: - ANS All of the above (travel, settlement, use for landscaping/farming) Which of the following terms includes all others? - ANS Biosphere When 2 species require the same limited resources and can reduce the overall health of one or both species is an example of: - ANS Competition What is the difference between R vs. K selection? - ...