Earths shape - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

what is all illness ultimately caused by correct answers a malfunction at the molecular level define biochemistry correct answers the study of life at the molecular level. using chemistry to explain biology how different are pro and eukaryotes at the molecular level correct answers identical; ecoli = elephant what 4 elements make up 98% of living organisms correct answers C,N,O,H if all known life wasn't carbon based, what would be the next best option? why? correct answers silicone...

Hydrography correct answers density dependent on temperature and salinity Compare horizontal and vertical currents correct answers Horizontal currents are typically stronger than vertical. Most currents flow horizontally, while vertical movement is very localized. Describe the Geoid correct answers The Geoid is the shape that the surface of oceans would take under the influence of earth's gravity and rotation alone, in absence of winds and tides. It is the ocean surface at rest and mirror...

Interrupted Map correct answers Removes parts of the globe to prevent distortion Uninterrupted Map correct answers Displays the entirety of the earths surface but may cause more areas of distortion Mercator Map Projection correct answers Shows accurate direction but has significant distortion in size of land marks Goode Homolosine Projection correct answers Shows true size and shape of land masses but has distortion near edges of the map and is not good for directions Robinson Projec...

Define cell, microbe and list hallmarks of cell. What is the status of Prions, virions, and viruses? - Cell: fundamental unit of life. Cell membrane, genetic material, self replication, regulation, similar macromolecules, energy use. Microbe: organism that cannot be seen without a microscope. Prions, viruses, virions are acellular and nonliving. List effects of microbes on ecosystem. List extreme conditions at which microbes can thrive. - Earliest photosynthetic organisms, dramaticall...

Physical Geography - correct answers study of earths living and nonliving systems/ study of landscapes Geographers' considerations - correct answers Spatial considerations (related to physical space) and Temporal considerations (related to changes of time Atmosphere - correct answers the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. Biosphere - correct answers part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere (all three) Hydrosphere - correct ...

What are the 4 layers of earth - Answer-Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core Where is the lithosphere located? - Answer-Upper mantle plus crust Where is the asthenosphere located? - Answer-Middle mantle What are the 3 types of boundaries? - Answer-Divergent, convergent, and tranform Warm air rises or sinks? - Answer-Rises How can heat be transferred? - Answer-from hot objects to cold objects in three ways; convection, conduction, and radiation Continental crust is made out of what? - Ans...

Bio 182 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following would be an example of convergent evolution? A. Hummingbird Bill sizes change in the shape to easily fit into flowers B. Competition among finches of Galapagos islands causing speciation C. Anteaters in Australia and anteaters and South America both developing long narrow skulls D. Maple trees migrating northward after glaciers started to recede in North America - Answer-C. Anteaters in Australia and anteaters and ...

Fire Extinguishing Questions and Answers 100% Pass prior to sqeezing the handle of a dry chemical fire extinguisher, the nozzle should be aimed At the base of the fire water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees require____to be added Anti- freeze extinguishers suitable for class D fires can be identified by a_____containing the letter D Yellow star Class K fires involve High temperature cooking oils, such as vegetable or animal oils and fats The acronym fo...

Seven Wild-land Fire Environment Factors. - -Terrain - Fuel Characteristic -Fire Triangle -Wind - Fuel Moisture -Stability - Fuel Temperature Weather factors relating to wild and fire behavior. - temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric stability, windspeed and direction,precipitation Topographic factors important to woodland fire behavior. - Elevation, position on slop, aspect, shape of the country, steepness of slope Fuel Factors important to wild-land fire behavior. - Fuel l...

Microorganism Organisms and acellular entities too small to be seen clearly by an unaided eye; =<1mm in diameter often unicellular Cellular Fungi (yeasts + molds) protists (algae, protozoa, slime molds) bacteria (E. coli) Archaea (methanogens) Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Acellular Viruses (protein + nucleic acids) Viroids (RNA) Satellites (Nucleic Acid + RNA) Prions (inf...