Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9780078024207
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 38.3, Problem 4MC
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A community involves many species that depend on the special type of species, termed as a keystone species. Some ecologists use the strategy of removing each species artificially to identify the keystone species. For example, sea stars that are keystone species act as predators in tide pools.
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Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 38.1 - Distinguish among communities, ecosystems, and...Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.1 - Distinguish between habitat and niche.Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 6MCCh. 38.1 - Prob. 7MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.2 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 38.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.3 - Identify the trophic levels of a food chain.Ch. 38.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.3 - Draw an energy pyramid for an ecosystem with three...Ch. 38.3 - Prob. 7MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 38.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 38.5 - Use figure 38.25 to describe the relationships...Ch. 38.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 38 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 38 - Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria that...Ch. 38 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 38 - A large tree falls over in an old-growth forest,...Ch. 38 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 38 - In a prairie, which trophic level should have the...Ch. 38 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 38 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 38 - Officials in the northeastern United States arc...Ch. 38 - Prob. 11WIOCh. 38 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 38 - 1. Review the definitions of ecology, populations,...Ch. 38 - Prob. 2PITCh. 38 - Prob. 3PIT
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