natural springs‚ natural pockets‚ caverns‚ mountains‚ forests‚ waterfalls‚ and more. This essay will describe the major structural and functional dynamics of the Oak Mountain State Park ecosystem as well as discuss human affects to Oak Mountain’s cycling of matter‚ how knowledge of ecosystems can help in the management of this ecosystem‚ and the implications of specie interactions on the ecosystem. Oak Mountain State Park is located just south of Birmingham Alabama. It has 9‚940 acres and has over
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organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited spaces (although some scientists say
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for any reason whatsoever‚ it’s highly likely that the amount of organisms alive would also decrease. Another key abiotic factor in the rainforest is soil. Soil is the foundation of the entire rainforest. It provides nutrients for the growing plants‚ which in turn provide nutrients for consumers. According to Abiotic Characteristics‚ the dirt‚ which is very moist‚ allows many plants to grow and prosper there . Sunlight is another abiotic factor in the rainforest. As stated before‚ the lack of sunlight
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species (McGinley‚ 2008). Brassica rapa plants are model organisms to study because of their rapid-cycling‚ small genome sizes and short life cycles. Brassica rapa also known as “fast plants”‚ because they can grow into adults in the span of seven weeks‚ is an ideal species to study competition (Miller‚ 1995). These Brassica rapa plants will compete for space to grow‚ sunlight‚ water‚ and soil nutrients so that they can live. This experiment that we are doing is important The results of our experiment
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1. An_______ is broader in scope than a hypothesis‚ supported by a large body of evidence and generates many new hypotheses. 15. Kingdom___________consists of multicellular eukaryotes that obtain their food by ingesting (eating) other organisms. 2. An________ involves both an experimental group and control group‚ which are alike expect for the one variable that the experiment is designed to test. 16. Organism is to community as organ is to _______. 17. Which sequence lists organisms
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70% of the Earth is covered by water - which is: 97% saltwater and 2.78% freshwater Fresh water: 77.28% polar ice /glaciers‚ 22.22% groundwater‚ .50 % surface water % liquid fresh water in available to us: less than 1% of all earth’s water (0.024%) Aquatic Biomes: characterized by salinity‚ depth‚ water flow (fast/slow) Salinity Freshwater: streams‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ wetlands Saltwater/ marine: estuaries‚ coral reefs‚ open ocean Rivers & Streams (Lotic= flowing) fast vs. slow water and
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globe when it is remade in the respiration cycle of plants. Micronutrient and Macronutrients interact or move along with theses cycles‚ supplying nourishment to the plants and animals that rely on these cycles for their very life. Both of the nutrients are necessary for health and life‚ but each one has a varied role. Micronutrients such as vitamins C and B‚1‚2‚3‚4‚5‚6‚ and 12‚ and the minerals such as Magnesium‚ Calcium‚ Potassium‚ and Phosphate‚ along with trace elements Zinc‚ Manganese‚ Copper
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against high resistance. The blood pressure continues to drop across the capillaries‚ venules and veins. A distinct systolic pressure is no longer evident upon entering the capillaries due to the nonpulsatile nature that facilitates effective gas and nutrient
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Climate Change SUMMARY: Climate change is one of the most contentious public policy go through the world today. While there is just about no argument challenging the matter of the ongoing global warming‚ what is essentially being questioned is whether climate change is anthropogenic or simply a natural‚ cyclical phenomenon upon which human activities do not cast a major impact. This paper will make an effort to compare these two opposing perspectives on climate change. Greenhouse Effect Because
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inland waters. 5. Explain in detail‚ the range of natural variation of and factors contributing to the following major parameters in freshwater: a. Dissolved Oxygen b. Biochemical Oxygen Demand c. Conductivity d. Nutrients e. pH f. Alkalinity g. Hardness 6. Explain how each of the above major parameters affects organisms and the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems. Summary Chemical composition of freshwaters •
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