Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)

2nd Edition

ISBN: 9780321962751

Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece

Publisher: PEARSON

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Describe how an island’s size and distance from the mainland affect the island’s species richness.

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Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)

Ch. 41.1 - Explain how interspecific competition, predation,...Ch. 41.1 - According to the principle of competitive...Ch. 41.1 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Figure 22.13 illustrates how a...Ch. 41.2 - What two components contribute to species...Ch. 41.2 - How is a food chain different from a food web?Ch. 41.2 - WHAT IF? Consider a grassland with five trophic...Ch. 41.2 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Rising atmospheric CO2 levels...Ch. 41.3 - Why do high and low levels of disturbance usually...Ch. 41.3 - During succession, how might the early species...Ch. 41.3 - WHAT IF? Most prairies experience regular fires,...

Ch. 41.4 - Describe two hypotheses that explain why species...Ch. 41.4 - Describe how an islands size and distance from the...Ch. 41.4 - WHAT IF? Based on MacArthur and Wilsons island...Ch. 41.5 - What are pathogens?Ch. 41.5 - Prob. 2CC Ch. 41 - The feeding relationships among the species in a...Ch. 41 - Prob. 2TYU Ch. 41 - Prob. 3TYU Ch. 41 - Community 1 contains 100 individuals distributed...Ch. 41 - Prob. 5TYU Ch. 41 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY An ecologist studying plants in...Ch. 41 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION Explain why adaptations of...Ch. 41 - FOCUS ON INFORMATION In Bateslan mimicry, a...Ch. 41 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE Describe two types of...

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