Questions from Ecology


Q: How does the construction of dams for storing water affect the turnover

How does the construction of dams for storing water affect the turnover time for water in rivers?

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Q: Review water and salt regulation by marine and fresh water bony fish

Review water and salt regulation by marine and fresh water bony fish. Which of the two is hypoosmotic relative to its environment? Which of the two is hyperosmotic relative to its environment? Some sh...

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Q: How would seasonality in temperature and precipitation be affected if earth’s rotation

How would seasonality in temperature and precipitation be affected if earth’s rotation on its axis were perpendicular to its plane of orbit about the sun?

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Q: Why does the annual rainy season in regions near 23 8 N

Why does the annual rainy season in regions near 23 8 N latitude begin in June?

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Q: Why is reducing forest area through deforestation a fundamental threat to biodiversity

Why is reducing forest area through deforestation a fundamental threat to biodiversity?

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Q: What major pattern do patterns of island diversity and continental diversity have

What major pattern do patterns of island diversity and continental diversity have in common?

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Q: Why is the ecological impact of deforestation always greater than the area

Why is the ecological impact of deforestation always greater than the area of forest removed?

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Q: Why does grazing by Littorina on emergent substrata reduce algal diversity?

Why does grazing by Littorina on emergent substrata reduce algal diversity?

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Q: Signs of thermal stress in fish include swimming on their sides and

Signs of thermal stress in fish include swimming on their sides and swimming in spirals. Using what you know about temperature and acetylcholinesterase, explain.

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Q: How can we be sure that the two distinctive responses to temperature

How can we be sure that the two distinctive responses to temperature shown by Atriplex lentiformis were due to acclimation and not the result of genetic differences (see fig. 5.12)? Figu...

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