Why should small islands that are distant from a mainland have fewer plant species than large islands that are close to a mainland?

Q: Which of these pairs is mismatched?a. tundra—permafrostb. savanna—Acacia treesc. prairie—epiphytesd.…

A: An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of the…

Q: Why is there greater biodiversity in subtropical/tropical regions than in temperate regions?

A: The primary unit of life is formed by a cell. An organism may be unicellular or prokaryotic and…

Q: Every time a species becomes extinct, we lose a potential source of medicine for human illness.…

A: The major factors that influence the biodiversity of an area and that I would keep in mind while…

Q: How does the vegetal stratification of an ecosystem influence its biological diversity?

A: Stratification in the field of ecology refers to the vertical layering of habitat. The…

Q: which ecosystem would be most resilient to threats caused by global climate change?   A) Eastern…

A: Climate change is caused by human activities such as deforestation, pollution, ozone depletion, and…

Q: Do aphids attack old or young trees? Give detailed biological/ecological reason to why they choose…

A: Aphids are the sap-sucking insects that are considered the most destructive insect. They are very…

Q: Among bryophytes,lichens and ferns which one is a pioneer species in a xeric succession?

A: Xeric succession commonly occurs on bare rock surfaces as a result of glaciation or wind/ water…

Q: A barrel cactus that is 60 cm tall and 30 cm in diameter has roots more than 3 m long. However, all…

A: Cactus are desert plants that belong to the Cactaceae family. They have a characteristic feature of…

Q: In what ways are kelp forests economicallyimportant?

A: Kelp forests are underwater habitats with a high density of large brown macro-algae called kelps.…

Q: The actual group of plants found in a specific location within a biome depends on the frequency of…

A: A biome will have many factors that contribute to its existence. A rain forest, for example, needs a…

Q: Secession is a gradual process within an ecosystem in which some species replace other species. When…

A: Succession is the ecological process of stepwise or sequential appereance or disappereance of…

Q: Is willow tree endangered or threatened?

A: Family: Salicaceae Genus and species: Salix babylonica

Q: Which describes plant groups in order of terrestrial adaptations from earliest to the most recent?…

A: Ferns are pterydophytes and mosses are bryophyta.    During the course of evolution of plant -…

Q: A small, upright plant that resembles a tiny, upright pine tree withclub-shaped strobili and…

A: Whisk fern is leafless, and has whisk like branches upward. It is a living fossil. Conifers seed…

Q: What is rainforest? What are the benefits of rainforests to humans and animals?

A: Forest is an area which is inhabited by a give number of plants and animals.

Q: A banana plant fits into which of these groups?1) grasses2) trees3) herbs4) flowers

A: Plants are non-motile living beings that are capable of producing their own food utilizing the…

Q: The land plants are probably descendants of which of these groups?a. green algaeb. red algaec. brown…

A: The land plants are mainly the autotrophs which are green plants that can synthesize their own food.…

Q: Why do we have high diversity of plants and animals in tropical rainforest

A: Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life on Earth in all its forms as well as interactions.…

Q: In addition to food and oxygen, are there other roles given by mangroves to marine organisms?

A: Mangrove ecosystems are a type of natural capital that may produce a wide range of commodities and…

Q: Why are there so many species in the tropical rainforest?

A: Biome is a spot that exhibit a particular weather and hold community of various plants as well as…

Q: How many species of plants are on a has an area of 8 square miles? Galápagos island that

A: Introduction: Galapagos Islands are a group of the islands of eastern Pacific Ocean. It is a…

Q: Which plant species are most abundant in numbers?

A: Plants are the autotrophs and primary producers in the food chain. Plants leaves contain…

Q: What is the difference of tropical rainforest from tropical seasonal rainforests?

A: A complex relationship between all the living and nonliving things (plants, animals, organisms, sun,…

Q: Why is the fern able to grow larger than the moss?

A: In the forest understorey, moss and fern species are prevalent. Both moss and fern species are…

Q: “Species diversity of plants is much less than that of animals” Why?

A: Biological diversity is defined as the variability among living organisms such as different plants,…

Q: What is the significance of the vast fern forests of the Carboniferous? What is the function of the…

A: Introduction: The Carboniferous period refers to 359-299millions of years ago. The part of the late…

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: Both mosses and ferns A. have swimming sperm B. have vascular tissue C. have leaves D. all of the…

A: A and C is the correct option for mosses Mosses have flagellated sperm that swim through water to…

Q: What characteristics describe a taiga? Check all that apply O decidous trees that lose leaves in…

A: There are numerous vegetations that exists on this planet. These vegetations are all different from…

Q: Fernsoften maintain high diversity even on very isolated islands. This is because:a.ferns are often…

A: Ferns  also known as Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta  can be defined as the member of the  group of…

Q: Many rare and endangered species are specialist. Explain what this term means. As an environment…

A: The threat of losing the specialist species due to the changes in the environment.

Q: What is so special about tropics that might account for their greater biological diversity.

A: Our Earth is a mixture of different geographical regions based on the type of climate and rainfall…

Q: There are at least _______________ species of flowering plants worldwide. (a) 300 (b) 3000 (c)…

A: The anatomy of flowering plants is the study of angiosperm internal structures. Each living organism…

Q: What are the contributions seagrass ecosystem to people in arabian gulf?

A: Humans have been using seagrasses for over 10,000 years. They've been used to fertilize crops,…

Q: are common pioneer species. O Lichens Pine trees O Shrubs Red Bud trees

A: In nature, the composition of communities in a specific habitat/ecosystem changes gradually over…

Q: What is Kelp forest?

A: Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial,…

Q: What are the possible ways to pretend harm to these kelp forests?

A: Kelps are large brown algae seaweeds that make up the order Laminariales.

Q: What forests are called?

A: A forest is a large area of land that's covered in trees. They provide a wide range of goods, such…

Q: Plants that grow in saline water are called: A. halophytes B. hydrophytes C. mesophytes…

A: Plants are mainly multicellular organisms, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom…

Q: Why do mosses grow well in the Arctic tundra? a. They grow better at cold temperatures. b. They do…

A: Answer: Introduction:Mosses are minute, non-vascular does not have flower plants in the taxonomic…

Q: Club mosses, horsetails, and ferns are_______ plants. a. multicelled aquatic c. seedless vascular b.…

A: Introduction Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, are plants that produce flowers and…

Q: How are deserts different from jungles?

A: Deserts: These are very dry lands. It may be cold desert or hot desert. It has low rainfall. They…

Q: How do mosses contribute to returning nitrogen to the soil? a. Mosses fix nitrogen from the air. b.…

A: Bryophytes are nonvascular plants and also the terrestrial plants of moist habitats. They are mostly…

Q: How are tropical rainforests and Temperate rainforests different? How are they similar?

A: Rainforest are those forest which receive the highest amount of rainfall. These are of usually two…

Q: We tend to regard generalists or “weedy” species as less interesting and less valuable than rare and…

A: Weeds are generally called unwanted plants, it can be either grassy type weeds like pampas grass,…