Which island would likely exhibit the most impoverished species diversity?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
Answer: C
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A. Pretranscription through posttranslation B. Posttranscription through posttranslation C. Posttranscription through pretranslation D. Pretranscription through pretranslation
You go on a canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in Northern Minnesota. This ecosystem is cold most of the year and receives plenty of rainfall. It has many lakes that are full of walleye pike fish. You know that walleye like to eat minnows. In turn, the minnows feed on scuds (zooplankton) which eat algae (phytoplankton). In this system, the zooplankton are the
A. primary consumers B. decomposers. C. producers. D. secondary consumers.
If there are so many million insects and so few scientists to describe them, perhaps we could just assign the insects numbers and descriptions, rather than names. Describe why this would not accomplish the same "job" as giving them a scientific name, and provide two potential items of knowledge that would be missing with just a number and description. Simply, what does naming an organism accomplish?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following regarding bone growth is false?
A. Some cartilage remains after it is replaced by bone. B. Increase in bone thickness results from the adding of bone layers on top of the periosteum. C. Cartilage of growth plates actively grow in lengthwise direction. D. Cartilage calcification encroaches on the cartilaginous growth plate.