The term ________ refers to the ways in which ecosystems provide benefits to people, either directly or indirectly

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


ecosystem services

Biology & Microbiology

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It is summer, and you are excited about going to your local amusement park, and specifically about riding the new roller coaster that was just built.  You imagine waiting at the top of the stairs for the roller coaster to pull into the station, climbing into the car, strapping yourself into the seatbelt, and pulling down the harness.  You can imagine the cars slowly chugging up to the top of the first hill, coming down on the other side, and the excitement you expect to feel as you go along for the ride.  Of all of the things that you have imagined, which is an example of potential energy?  

A. Waiting at the top of the stairs for the roller coaster to pull into the station B. Climbing into the car C. Pulling down the harness D. The roller coaster car going up the first hill

Biology & Microbiology

Discuss two hypotheses that attempt to explain the high species richness in the tropics

What will be an ideal response?

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the fluid transported by the system depicted

in Figure 44-1? a. It accumulates in a blood cavity called a hemocoel. b. It is also called hemolymph. c. It can be found in grasshoppers. d. It has hemoglobin as the oxygen transporting pigment. e. It fills spaces called sinuses.

Biology & Microbiology

A scientist is studying a relationship in which one species hunts and eats the other as food. Which type of relationship is the scientist studying?

a) commensalism b) parasitism c) predation d) mutualism

Biology & Microbiology