and/ or species within an ecosystem. The loss of biodeversity would be the diminishing of dfferent species within that ecosystem. For example‚ a lake may be the home to many types of fish. A change in the lake’s temperature or chemistry may affect a food source for a certain type of fish. This type of fish may die out and leave the lake with one less species in it. The loss of one fish or food source may impact other populations and furthe diminish species diversity. Cause Invasive Species - plants
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Florida has the worst problem with invasive reptiles and amphibians. Burmese pythons were first found in Florida around 1979. It is believed that the snakes were originally pets that were either dumped or escaped to the Everglades. These pythons are well adapted to live in Florida‚ the environment here is similar to their Southeast Asian home. Pythons were determined to be and established species in 2000. Burmese Pythons can live 15 to 25 years. Female pythons can carry a clutch of up to 100
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their previous habitat was too crowded‚ didn’t have enough food and had too much competition. Reasons for a sudden decrease could be that the animals emigrated somewhere else‚ too much competition in that area‚ died of disease or that there were invasive species using up all the resources and they would know about these reasons if they were to look at our
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that‚ DNA barcoding has been developed. DNA barcoding is an important tool in categorizing the taxa of different species and it tells so much about the species’ traits‚ including genetic diversity. The Pomacea canaliculata was introduced in different parts of Asia and had been an invasive species and a pest in different ecosystems ever since the introduction. In understanding this species of snails‚ samples were collected‚ DNA’s were extracted‚ undergone PCR and electrophoresis‚ and was sequenced and
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As a renowned children’s book author‚ Doctor Seuss had a vivid imagination of his characters‚ and his books contained valuable morals. This children’s book‚ Horton Hears a Who‚ is about an elephant saving an entire community of people on a flower from his town. Horton is unable to see the micro people that he claims live on a flower‚ which makes Horton’s town think he is insane. The miniature people realize that Horton is the only one able to hear them‚ and that the others in Horton’s town won’t
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: Division: Class: Sub-class: Order : Family : Subfamily : Tribe : Genus : Species : Plantae Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids Sapindales Rutaceae Aurantioideae Clauseneae Aegle A. marmelos Bael (Aegle marmelos)‚ also known as Bengal quince‚ golden apple‚ stone apple‚ wood apple‚ bili‚ is a species of tree native to India. It is present throughout Southeast Asia as a naturalized species. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus. Its fruits are used in traditional medicine
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may not be as glamorous as the megafauna of the Serengeti or the bird life of Borneo‚ but these “rocky intertidal” areas turn out to be great places to study community ecology. An ecological community is a group of species that live together and interact with each other. Some species eat others‚ some provide shelter for their neighbors‚ and some compete with each other for food and/or space. These relationships bind a community together and determine the local community structure: the composition
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gray to brown or black. They all have stout‚ tapered bodies ending in a flat‚ rounded tail used for forward propulsion. The forelimbs are modified into flippers; there are no hind limbs. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae‚ representing three of the four living species in the order Sirenia: the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)‚ the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)‚ and the West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis. All marine mammals have special physiological
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habitats are in the open ocean False If a stationary body of water has a constant temperature from top to bottom it is most likely a Pond Which is not a similarity between terrestrial and aquatic pyramid Both type of energy pyramid contain the same species of organism Which of the following explains the inversion of the aquatic pyramid of biomass High phytoplankton turnover rate The principle character distinguishing marine and fresh water ecosystems is Dissolved salt Land habitats Plants and animals
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Why Zoos Are Necessary for the Cognitive Expansion of Humanity I. Introduction Since their inception in Ancient Egypt‚ (Rose‚ 2009) zoos have a place in our society‚ and always will. They are living museums of the saga of all natural life; bearing witness to a countless parade of evolutional history. The public has an unalienable right to experience these ecological wonders in a safe‚ welcoming environment. II. Argument A. Education of the Masses Zoos provide an invaluable service
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