In a temperate grassland system area of North America, vegetation has been destroyed by fire. What will happen to the net primary productivity and the local ecosystem when rains return in the next season?   a

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A: Introduction Tumucumaque National Park:- The Tumucumaque National Park ecosystem is located in the…

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A: Answer: Introduction: Overgrazing responsible for soil compaction, reduced water holding, improved…

Q: In a tropical rainforest, an open gap lacking vegetation has been created by the fall of a large…

A: d. they are dominated by r-selected species are correct answer.

Q: A large hurricane destroys a coastal forest, leaving only a bare, muddy seashore.  The following…

A: Answer to the question :   Nothing will happen because the hurricane destroyed the ecosystem.

Q: What ecosystem services do grassland biome offer? a. Provides recreation b. It maintains…

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A: When energy transfer from one trophic level to another takes place via heat, almost 90% of the…

Q: Changes in an ecosystem over a long perod of time are shown in the diagram below. Succession in a…

A: Ecological succession is the steady and gradual change in a species compositions of a given area…

Q: Imagine that a city located in a desert environment has grown significantly over the last few…

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Q: Prairie ecosystems are common within continental interiors in the northern hemisphere. These…

A: Prairie ecosystem Grasslands and other non-woody plants known as forbs predominate in these…

Q: Compare grazing and detrital food webs. Why would they both be present in the same ecosystem?

A: Answer: Introduction: An ecosystem is community in which of living organisms or biotic factors…

Q: A researcher measures the amount of mercury (a persistant toxic chemical) in the fish of a lake…

A: On the surface of the Earth, fresh water is a valuable resource. It also supports a wide range of…

Q: Which is most likely the limiting factor that inhibits the growth of the grasses in the forest?

A: Ecological succession Ecological succession is a process by which species evolve, the process is…

Q: Which of the following best explains why terrestrial trophic pyramids usually do not have levels…

A: Food chain  It is the way in which energy and matter is transferred as food from one tropic level to…

Q: Given the information in the graph what conclusion can you make with respect to the relationship…

A: Rate of the cellular respiration and photosynthesis is dependent on the temperature. They do not…

Q: In Southern California chaparral, fires burn native sage brush releasing nutrients into the soil…

A: The Vegetation changes following fire usually result in a rapid return to the pre-disturbance…

Q: The following age and volume data are for a stand of trees Age(yrs) Volume (cubic units) 10 8 20…

A: In forestry, the optimal rotation age is the growth period required to derive maximum value from a…

Q: a population of mice moves into a field in which secondary succession is occurring. What is the most…

A: Changing abiotic or biotic factors can trigger ecological succession - the replacement of one…

Q: Which biomes are best suited for (a) raisingcrops and (b) grazing livestock? Use the threescientific…

A: A biome is a huge region that is distinguished by its plant, soil, climate, and animals. Aquatic,…

Q: Based on what you know about tropical forests versus temperateforests, why do you think temperate…

A: The temperate forest is located in the temperate zone, which is the second-largest biome on earth…

Q: Why is regular burning (thru natural fires) an important part of maintaining the health of…

A: Grasslands refer to the area where a major part of the vegetation is grasses. Grasslands are present…

Q: Which forest type is the largest? A. Tropical Dry Forests B. Temperate C. Boreal D. Tropical moist…

A: Dry tropical forest Dry Deciduous Forest- these are found throughout the northern part of the…

Q: A rancher grazes cattle in a forest reserve. The cattle selectively graze grasses, herbs, and small…

A: The gradual and fairly predictable change in the species composition of a given area is called…

Q: For which of the three types of land is the ratio of growth to removal greatest?

A: The growth-to- removals ratio is denotes by G:R is define as net growth divided by growing-stock…

Q: biotic factor contributes to the sustainability of this biome

A: Answer: The biotic factors in an ecosystem are the living organisms, such as animals and plants. A…

Q: The diagram shows the communities of plants during a process of secondary succession. The process…

A: Ecological succession is a process through which the species that comprise a community undergo…

Q: Draw a concept map that shows biodiversity being affected by changes in climate as a result of…

A: Plate tectonic theory is formulated in 1960s and 1970s, This explains that there are plates in…

Q: Whichstatement about changing ecosystem properties during succession is false?a.Biomass…

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Q: Which of the following best explains why this area of the ecoregion is not highly affected by…

A: The Piney Woods Forests range from eastern Texas to Louisiana and Arkansas, occupying the western…

Q: When substances are not broken down in metabolism but stored and passed on to higher trophic levels…

A: Ecology is the study of organisms and their interactions with their surroundings.

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A: Net primary production (NPP) is defined as the difference between the energy fixed by autotrophs and…

Q: In which biome would you expect to see fire as a major abiotic factor influencing the composition of…

A: Answer: Abiotic factors : These are the non-living factors on an ecosystem, present in terrestrial…

Q: Organisms that we consider weeds are most likely to be found...? Group of answer choices a. in…

A: Answer- (b) are equally likely in all stages.  The ecological succession occurs in a sequence of…

Q: A corn field is harvested and plowed, removing most---but not all---of the vegetation. The field is…

A: A. This is an example of secondary succession. Succession is a set of progressive changes in the…

Q: When succession occurs, communities gradually shift to plants species that are: A) Smaller and…

A: ANSWER;- C) Larger and long-lived Explain;- When succession occurs, plants species that are Larger…

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Q: Please draw a diagram that shows the interactions among biotic components of the savanna ecosystem.

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Q: Forest fires are key to shaping the ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park. Fires add more nutrients…

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Q: The Hubbard Brook watershed deforestation experimentyielded all of the following results except…

A: Deforestation means cutting a large area of trees and convert into the non-forest area. Mostly…

Q: What would happen in an ecosystem if there was less denitrification (compared to the past)? Over…

A: Denitrification is the process that is antagonistic to nitrification. It is a microbe driven process…

Q: The illustration below shows an ecosystem that has undergone secondary succession . What pioneer…

A: Ecological succession is a process by which a particular land which is barren and having nonliving…

Q: All of the statements are correct regarding ecological succession EXCEPT Select one: a. there is…

A: Ecology is the investigation of the connections between living creatures, including people, and…

Q: Determine if the following pictures represent primary or secondary succession.  State your reason…

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Q: In which nations is grazing land being used sustainably? In which nations is forest land being used…

A: The long-term availability of a raw material that is either renewable or nonrenewable is referred to…

Q: NASA describes desertification as the wearing down of the land, a reduction in land productivity…

A: Desertification is the process by which natural or human causes reduce the biological productivity…

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A: Note- According to the guidelines only one question can be answered at a time. Hence, the first…

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A: Primary succession is one of two types of the biological and ecological succession of plant life,…

Q: Alberta Einstein might have said once that: “if the bee disappears from the surface of the earth,…

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Q: choose a plant or animal species that is not currently in your ecosystem, and think of how this…

A: Introduction  Ecosystem can be defined as the interaction of living and non-living organisms with…

Ecological adaptations

An ecological adaptation is any morphological, physiological, or behavioral trait of an organism that allows it to survive and reproduce in a habitat or ecosystem. Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which an organism gradually gets more acclimated to its surroundings.