When a single or a few species are most prevalent in a community, the species are called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


dominants

Biology & Microbiology

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In agricultural genomics, scientists have learned to insert important and advantageous traits from one species into another resulting in higher quality crops and better yields. What do we call it when an organism has traits from another species?

a. alien b. polymorphism c. transgenic d. interdisciplinary

Biology & Microbiology

Pyramids of numbers are of limited usefulness because they:a

do not indicate the biomass of the organisms at a given time. b. do not indicate the gross primary productivity of each species. c. do not include energy flow through the ecosystem. d. include three trophic levels. e. None of the answer choices is correct.

Biology & Microbiology

The fig tree Ficus tremula produces unique inflorescences that are only accessible to a particular species of pollinating fig wasp Courtella wardi.  The inflorescence provides a protected space for the fig wasp to lay eggs which then develop into the next generation of adult fig wasps.  This relationship between the fig tree and the fig wasp is an example of coevolution.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following do you expect to be MOST resistant to high temperatures?

A) Bacillus subtilis B) Eschericia coli C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae D) Staphylococcus aureus E) Streptococcocus pyogenes

Biology & Microbiology