change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban Heat Islands Conservation — Species extinction • Pollinator decline • Coral bleaching • Holocene extinction • Invasive species • Poaching • Endangered species Energy — Energy conservation • Renewable energy • Efficient energy use • Renewable energy commercialization • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental
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Holism Not to be confused with -holism. 2 Science Holism (from Greek ὅλος holos “all‚ whole‚ entire”) is the idea that natural systems (physical‚ biological‚ chemical‚ social‚ economic‚ mental‚ linguistic‚ etc.) and their properties should be viewed as wholes‚ not as collections of parts. This often includes the view that systems function as wholes and that their functioning cannot be fully understood solely in terms of their component parts.[1][2] Main article: Holism in science Social scientist
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Biodiversity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Coral reefs are amongst the most diverse ecosystems on earth. Rainforests are an example of biodiversity on the planet and typically possess a great deal of species diversity. This is the Gambia River in Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park. Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life.[1] It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems. This can refer to genetic variation‚ ecosystem variation‚ or species variation
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BIOL 112 Combined Study Guides for Exam – Fall 2012 Chapter 22 Study Guide 1. Briefly describe contributions of the following to Darwin: a. Aristotle: species are fixed and unchanging‚ recognized several affinities‚ or similarities among organism. Life arranged on ladder‚ most complex to least. Each form is perfected. i. In line w/ old testament view of creation b. Linneaus: developed binomial nomenclature system‚ nested classification system (KPCOFGS). Did not ascribe
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Evolution Unit: Objectives AP Biology Upon the completion of the textbook readings in Chapters 22-26 you should be able to: Chapter 22 1. Explain how the principle of gradualism and Charles Lyell’s theory of uniformitarianism influenced Darwin’s ideas about evolution. The basic idea of natural selection is that a population of organisms can change over the generations if individuals having certain heritable traits leave more offspring than other individuals. The result of natural selection
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that‚ illuminance levels are important for pollination in plants like H. rosa-sinensis as lower levels could mean that they will not be spotted by hummingbirds. Given that H. rosa-sinensis is solely dependent on visual attraction2‚ and mostly one pollinator for pollination‚ I was interested to see if H. rosa-sinensis displayed an adaptive response to changes in illuminance levels to increase pollination chances. This led me to a research question‚ “How do different levels of illuminance affect anthocyanin
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Chapter One Ecology – the study of the many interactions in the world around us - body of knowledge concerning the economy of nature‚ investigation of the total relations of the animal both to its biotic and abiotic environment - concept developed by Ernst Haeckel in 1900s - The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment - not “the ecology” (wouldn’t say protect “the physics”) - not Environmental Science – study of how natural world works Ecological
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Abstract Eight global crises – human economy‚ climate change‚ exponential human population growth‚ ecological overshoot‚ biotic impoverishment and the reduction of biodiversity‚ renewable resource depletion‚ energy allocation‚ and environmental refugees – affect each other and affect and are affected by the biosphere. Some‚ perhaps all‚ are close to tipping points that‚ if tipped‚ will result in irreversible change. And yet‚ no sense of urgency is apparent. If any one of the eight interactive crises
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Biology‚ 7e (Campbell) Chapter 53: Community Ecology Chapter Questions 1) Communities can be linked by which of the following? I. predation II. systematics III. competition A) I only B) III only C) I and II only D) I and III only E) I‚ II‚ and III Answer: D Topic: Concept 53.1 Skill: Knowledge 2) Which of the following statements is consistent with the competitive exclusion principle? A) Bird species generally do not compete for nesting sites. B) The density of one competing species
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Responsible Caving Published by The National Speleological Society A Guide to A Guide to Responsible Caving National Speleological Society 2813 Cave Avenue Huntsville‚ AL 35810 256-852-1300 nss@caves.org www.caves.org Fourth Edition‚ 2009 Text: Cheryl Jones Design: Mike Dale/Switchback Design Printing: Raines This publication was made possible through a generous donation by Inner Mountain Outfitters. Copies of this Guide may be obtained through the National Speleological Society
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