Which trophic level in a food chain would it be most damaging to remove? What will be an ideal response?


While all trophic levels are important, the primary producer (the first trophic level) would be the most
damaging to remove. Not only is it the largest by biomass, but it is responsible for converting light
energy to the chemical energy on which all the other trophic levels depend.

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The ____ of marine mammals receives normal blood supply during deep dives

a. lungs b. heart c. brain d. blood vessels e. heart, brain, and blood vessels

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Which sex will undergo X chromosome inactivation? a. None of these choices

b. Females c. Neither d. Males e. Both

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What information is used to calculate the age-specific fertility rate, mx?

A. total number of offspring born to females within a reproductive age class B. number of female offspring born to females within a reproductive age class C. the per capita growth rate of all females D. the net reproductive rate of females E. the average age of first reproduction for females

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