In the rainforest ecosystem‚ everything is connected to one another. There is an interconnectedness existing in this ecosystem. To continue to function‚ the ecosystem depends on the interactions between the biotic and abiotic factors. An ecosystem survives by a combination of energy flow and matter recycling. To understand the interconnectedness of the ecosystem‚ food webs and food chains could be observed. Each organism depends on each other to survive and maintain their populations. In the food
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Amphibians are becoming a vanishing species. There are a number of causes for them dieing. But the most recent and worst cause has been discovered. It is responsible for killing off our amphibians. They are dieing by the thousands. They were able to survive and hold on through past extinction spasms‚ surviving even when 95 percent of other animals died out. They even stayed alive when the dinosaurs disappeared. If amphibians could live longer than dinosaurs‚ then why are
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Unit 14- Responsibilities of Holiday representative Task Three Introduction In this assignment I am going to prepare information sheets that describe the part played by the holiday representative in creating a safe and healthy holiday environment. I will include a description of the risks and hazards and the ways in which representatives can minimise these risks. Health and safety terminology Tour operators rely on their staff to diligent when carrying out their duties and vigilant when identifying
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NATURAL VEGETATION Natural vegetation refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as virgin vegetation. Thus‚ cultivated crops and fruits‚ orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation. Virgin vegetation -The virgin vegetation‚ which are purely Indian are known as endemic or indigenous species but those which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants. Flora- The term
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plant as many trees as you can and ENSURE that they survive; you are doing your two bit worth. If you cannot plant trees‚ just make sure you can save trees from being cut down‚ or drying up and dying due to lack of water. Make it a point to water at least one tree or plant in a day‚ in your yard‚ garden or neighborhood. 2) Save paper: avoid taking unnecessary printouts. Use recycled paper. On a lighter note: Teachers‚ give your students less written work. Instead of getting each student to buy their
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To select‚ describe‚ and critically review a research paper of your choice Title: - The Euro zone Financial Crisis: Role of interdependencies between Bank and Sovereign Risk Journal: - Journal of Financial Economic Policy Source: - Emerald Published: - 2012 Author(s):- James R. Barth‚ Apanard Penny Prabhavivadhana‚ Greg Yun The research paper I have chosen to describe and critically review is heavily based upon the Euro‚ and the financial crisis it has experienced of late. The title of my
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Summarise the current legislative requirements that you have to meet when teaching in your specialist area. How do these impact on you? You should also refer to the Institute to Learning and how this will impact on you. If you do not have a specialist area please look this in terms of what you think should be best practice. Working as a Financial Capability tutor my personal and work values are led by the ethos for Citizens Advice Bureau‚ my employer; here we value diversity‚ promote equality and
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variation of life forms within a given ecosystem‚ biome‚ or an entire planet. Biodiversity is one measure of the health of ecosystems. Life on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species. The United Nations declared the year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity is not consistent across the Earth. In the terrestrial context for example‚ tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions support fewer species. Rapid environmental changes typically
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We have a personal responsibility to the natural world to take care of our natural resources. If our natural resources fail‚ we will in turn have failed our decedents by leaving behind a life that is harder to live. Imagine that water is limited to the point that there is only one source on the planet. Imagine that the air is full of pollutants because trees are almost extinct. What kind of future do we want to leave our kids‚ grandkids‚ and great grandkids? The future of our fresh water supply
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Article on Natural environment Natural environment The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living specie. The concept of the natural environment can be distinguished by components: Complete ecological units that function as natural systems without massive human intervention‚ including all vegetation‚ microorganisms‚ soil‚ rocks‚ atmosphere and natural phenomena
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