Campbell Biology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134093413

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

Publisher: PEARSON

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Conservation Biology

The study of how to prevent the loss of biological diversity on the planet is called conservation. Biological diversity, also termed biodiversity, consists of various life forms found in a specific location or across the entire planet, including ecosyste…

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Chapter 56.1, Problem 1CC

Explain why it is too narrow to define the biodiversity crisis as simply a loss of species.

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Campbell Biology (11th Edition)

Ch. 56.1 - Explain why it is too narrow to define the...Ch. 56.1 - Identify the four main threats to biodiversity and...Ch. 56.1 - WHAT IF? Imagine two populations of a fish...Ch. 56.2 - How does the reduced genetic diversity of small...Ch. 56.2 - If there were 100 greater prairie chickens in a...Ch. 56.2 - WHAT IF? In 2005, at least ten grizzly bears in...Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 1CC Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 2CC Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 3CC Ch. 56.4 - How can the addition of excess mineral nutrients...

Ch. 56.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS There are vast stores of organic...Ch. 56.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Mutagens are chemical and...Ch. 56.5 - What is meant by the term sustainable development?Ch. 56.5 - Prob. 2CC Ch. 56.5 - WHAT IF? Suppose a new fishery is discovered, and...Ch. 56 - Give at least three examples of key ecosystem...Ch. 56 - Why is the minimum viable population size smaller...Ch. 56 - Prob. 56.3CR Ch. 56 - Prob. 56.4CR Ch. 56 - Prob. 56.5CR Ch. 56 - One characteristic that distinguishes a population...Ch. 56 - The main cause of the increase in the amount of...Ch. 56 - Prob. 3TYU Ch. 56 - Which of the following is a consequence of...Ch. 56 - Which of the following strategies would most...Ch. 56 - Of the following statements about protected areas...Ch. 56 - Prob. 7TYU Ch. 56 - Prob. 8TYU Ch. 56 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY (a) Estimate the average CO2....Ch. 56 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: INTERACTIONS One factor...Ch. 56 - Prob. 11TYU

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