Assignment: 04.02 The Biosphere
In this lesson, you took a tour of three of our unique aquatic biomes. In this assessment, you will take a virtual field trip to any aquatic ecosystem of your choice and learn about the biotic and abiotic factors that shape it.

A virtual field trip is a Web search of a location you are unable to visit in person. For this virtual trip, pick any sea, lake, bay, or river in the world and research the biotic and abiotic factors that make it unique. Include the following features in your virtual field trip research:

1. the location of your body of water
2. a description of the geography surrounding your body of water
3. the effects of sunlight on the aquatic life inhabiting your body of water
4. the depths and salinity of your body of water and how this shapes the types of aquatic life present
5. the effects of seasonal changes to water temperatures and aquatic life in your body of water
6. predictions or current research on the effects of climate change to your body of water

Once, you’ve gathered your research, share your virtual field trip with us. Include pictures of your aquatic ecosystem and the life within it in your presentation, but make sure to cite the sources of your pictures and research. Please review the student example and rubric for this virtual field trip before continuing.

You may share your field trip in any creative format you would like. Here are a few suggestions:
- video or media presentation
- slide show
- Web page
- illustration that includes research notes If you need would like an assessment outline

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Answer 1
Like terrestrial biomes, aquatic biomes are influenced by a series of abiotic factors. The aquatic medium—water— has different physical and chemical properties than air, however. Even if the water in a pond or other body of water is perfectly clear (there are no suspended particles), water, on its own, absorbs light. As one descends into a deep body of water, there will eventually be a depth which the sunlight cannot reach. While there are some abiotic and biotic factors in a terrestrial ecosystem that might obscure light (like fog, dust, or insect swarms), usually these are not permanent features of the environment. The importance of light in aquatic biomes is central to the communities of organisms found in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. In freshwater systems, stratification due to differences in density is perhaps the most critical abiotic factor and is related to the energy aspects of light. The thermal properties of water (rates of heating and cooling and the ability to store much larger amounts of energy than the air) are significant to the function of marine systems and have major impacts on global climate and weather patterns. Marine systems are also influenced by large-scale physical water movements, such as currents; these are less important in most freshwater lakes.

The ocean is categorized by several areas or zones (Figure 44.21 (Links to an external site.)). All of the ocean’s open water is referred to as the pelagic realm (or zone). The benthic realm (or zone) extends along the ocean bottom from the shoreline to the deepest parts of the ocean floor. Within the pelagic realm is the photic zone, which is the portion of the ocean that light can penetrate (approximately 200 m or 650 ft). At depths greater than 200 m, light cannot penetrate; thus, this is referred to as the aphotic zone. The majority of the ocean is aphotic and lacks sufficient light for photosynthesis.

Related Questions

When comparing energy and chemicals in an ecosystem?

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Answer:

Chemical nutrients and energy tend to flow in the same direction for most of an ecosystem. The big difference is that the chemical nutrients are ultimately recycled in the ecosystem while the energy is ultimately lost from the ecosystem to the universe at large. Energy in any ecosystem ultimately comes from the Sun.

Natural selection was acting on the population of radish plants. Which of the following DOES NOT satisfy a condition of natural selection as it relates to our radish populations?

a. there was a purple phenotype and a white phenotype
b. the R allele produced a white plant, and rr produced purple plants
c. competition was affecting the reproductive success of at least one of the morphs
d. our populations of radishes were small
e. all of the above are examples of conditions necessary and sufficient for evolution by natural selection

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Answer:

d. our populations of radishes were small

Explanation:

Natural selection is a type of evolution that allows only individuals with favorable characteristics and better adapted to the environment to survive and reproduce offspring with the same favorable characteristics. In this case, to observe a population where natural selection is taking place, population sizes can be disregarded, as this is not a condition for natural selection to take place. However, the other conditions presented in the response options are necessary for natural selection, since it is necessary that there are different phenotypes and genotypes in the population and that competition between them promotes the survival of one group at the expense of the other.

Question 11 of 15
currents are caused by temperature and density differences.
A. Surface
B. Longshore
C. Deep
D. Tsunami

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Answer:

The current answer is - Deep.

Explanation:

If the water becomes denser, movement of water below the surface, and surface water is cool then Deepwater currents are formed. These currents are formed mainly due to differences in density, temperature and salinity.

These currents move towards the equator from the poles that carry cold water slowly than the surface water currents. It is due to density difference and temperature difference in the water.

Gina is lactose intolerant but she loves to eat cheesy fries from her local restaurant. What do you suggest Gina does differently so she gets the same nutrients but does not suffer with the bloating and pain she feels after eating cheesy fries?

a. Eat a smaller portion of fries and order a cup of vegetable soup.
b. Add jalapeño peppers to the fries since the spice will counteract the effects of the dish.
c. Order macaroni and cheese instead.
d. Ask for a low-fat cheese option

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

Its the most logical one

What is the role of RNA?

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Answer:

It is the 1st one ○ to provide the original blueprint for protein production

Explanation:

RNA polymerase (green) synthesizes RNA by following a strand of DNA. RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is responsible for copying a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence, duyring the process of transcription.

Over the past few hundred years, the human population on Earth has

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Answer:

7.9 billion

in June 2021 to the United nations Estimated elaborted by worldmeter.

Explain why the definition of a quality life is highly individualized.

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to put it briefly, its because no one likes to struggle. Everyone wants to live comfortable without a worry to the world. when they see someone who has accomplished that state of life, they envy, or admire that person deeply. when you see that new loui bag or gucci belt, you instantly have this desire to own luxury things.

Which two organs of a plant interact to cause seedlings to grow upward

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There's tropism and stimulus, for starters. Gravity, light, and touch can all be used as stimuli. So it is debatable... If the plant is reaching upwards towards a window that is above it... It would then be light, and the plant's response would be to reach upward.

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What is the function of the fungal structure shown?
A. Energy production

B. Reproduction

C. Nutrient absorption

D. Photosynthesis

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Answer:

Nutrient absorption

Explanation:

the mushroom helps the trees extract minerals and water from the soil .

An organism that creates its own food is called:
A) a producer
B)a consumer
C)a carnivore
D) a decomposer

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Answer:

a

Explanation:

Answer:

An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals. Because autotrophs produce their own food, they are sometimes called producers.Organisms are characterized into two broad categories based upon how they obtain their energy and nutrients: autotrophs and heterotrophs. Autotrophs are known as producers because they are able to make their own food from raw materials and energy. Examples include plants, algae, and some types of bacteria.

How does replanting trees increase the sustainability of forestland?
A. Replanting reduces the consumption of wood.
B. Replanting reduces the demand for wood.
C. Replanting increases the cost of wood.
D. Replanting increases the supply of wood.

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The answer should be D sorry if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure I did this a while ago and it WAS correct

What mechanism prevents or slows some chemicals from entering the brain, while allowing others to enter?

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Answer:

The blood brain barrier blocks chemicals from entering brain tissue.

Explanation:

Estimate the sum of the masses: 56.9kg, 43.9kg, 60.5kg, 29.8kg​

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Answer:

191.1 kg.

Explanation:

The total mass of all these objects can be determined by adding all the masses present in the question. 191.1 kg is the value of total masses when the given masses such as 56.9kg, 43.9kg, 60.5kg and 29.8kg​ are added with each other. This value is considered as the total sum of all masses so we can say that the total value is obtained after all the masses are combine or added together.

. Why is Gandhi giving advice or comfort to Dr. King in this cartoon?

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Because Gandhi a wise man and man full of respect and knowledge

Answer:

Explanation:

Gandhi who was assassinated about 20 years before King, is telling King all that happens when they kill your body is that what you have stood for and what you have left behind for your followers lives long after your death. Not to worry is the message: all will come out well when the methods you have used sink in to the leaders and followers you have left behind.

All that happens is that those who oppose you enough to kill you will think you are dead: you are not. Your legacy becomes stronger and stronger.

A polysaccharide is:
A. A fatty acid chain.
B. A chain of monosaccharides.
C. A poly sugar and a saccharide bonded by a 1-4 glycosidic bond.
D. None of these is correct.

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Answer:

B. A chain of monosaccharides

Explanation:

Polysaccharides, or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrate found in food. They are long chain polymeric carbohydrates composed of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages.

A carbohydrate ( starch, cellulose, or glycogen whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.

In an asexual species, a beneficial allele and a deleterious allele are in linkage disequilibrium. The selection pressure for the beneficial allele is lower than the pressure of purifying selection, so the beneficial allele is being lost from the population. What is this an example of

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Answer:

selective interference

 

Explanation:

Natural selection acts on genes that are inherited together, which is the case for species of asexual reproduction (where genes are inherited together by clonal offspring).  In asexual species, linkage disequilibrium (i.e., non-random association of the alleles of different loci), can be understood in a similar mode in terms of population allele frequencies. Selective interference underlies the association between beneficial mutations and surrounding sites which are subject to deleterious mutations. It has been shown that asexual species adapt at a slower rate than species of sexual reproduction. In sexual species, selective interference could be bypassed through the mechanism of recombination during meiosis (although there is not conclusive evidence of this). In asexual species, different deleterious and beneficial mutations are generally fixed, whereas beneficial mutations are generally spread and fixed in species of sexual reproduction.

Plants convert ________.

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Answer:

sunlight into energy

Explanation:

Which of the following is rich in organic nutrients? 
a.Potash
b.Compost
c.Ammonium Sulphate
d.Urea

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Answer:

Compost

Explanation:

Compost is rich in organic nutrients

which characteristic of water allows it to absorb large amounts of energy without a large rise in temperature

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Answer:

Specific heat capacity

Explanation:

What is meant by Vetebral Column?​

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The vertebral column is a series of approximately 33 bones called vertebrae which are separated by intervertebral disc

Was there any significant difference in appearance between the two bean plants? if so, what was the difference?​

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Explanation:

the plant in the sunlight will receive green color due to chlorophyll and the plant in the dark will have yellow or white color due to the lack of chlorophyll

Do you think humans have a moral obligatie to preserve the habitate of the chimp.​

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Yes humans do have the obligations of preserving the habitats of chimpanzee as it is considered as an endangered species. Most of the human practices such as tree logging, environment pollution, exploitation of animals and others has led to many species being endangered to extinction.

______ function mainly in cellular movement
O Microtubules
O Microfilaments
O intermediate filaments​

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Answer: Microtubules function mainly in cellular movement.

Microtubules are responsible for a variety of cell movements, including the intracellular transport and positioning of membrane vesicles and organelles, the separation of chromosomes at mitosis, and the beating of cilia and flagella.

Microtubules are filamentous intracellular structures that are responsible for various kinds of movements in all eukaryotic cells. Microtubules are involved in nucleic and cell division, organization of intracellular structure, and intracellular transport, as well as ciliary and flagellar motility.

Write down a mechanism for increasing genetic variation in BOTH eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

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Answer:

Genetic variation mechanisms are different in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Transformation, transduction, and conjugation in prokaryotes whereas crossing over, random assortment, and random fertilization in eukaryotes.

Prokaryotes:

Prokaryotic cells can lead to genetic variation by recombining their genetic material. In prokaryotes, horizontal gene transfer (HGT), in which gene transfer from one organism to another in the same generation. The three most common ways of HGT are transformation, conjugation, and transduction.

Eukaryotes:

Eukaryotic organisms can perform either sexual and asexual or both reproduction in which they are able to transfer genetic material (DNA) to their offsprings. Such transfer of genetic material process is called vertical gene transfer. In sexually reproducing organisms, independent assortment during zygote formation, a mutation in genes, and crossing over during prophase 1 in meiosis is the process that increases the chances of genetic variation.

4. The inner membrane of the mitochondria is impermeable to ions. How does this fit with what
you've learned about membrane structure? Why is this important to cellular respiration?

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Answer:

The inner mitochondrial membrane contains proteins involved in the electron transport chain. This chain releases energy that is then used to generate an electrochemical gradient, which is subsequently used to synthesize ATP

Explanation:

Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles that have an inner membrane separated from an outer membrane by the intermembrane space. Moreover, the mitochondrial matrix is located within the inner membrane. The inner mitochondrial membrane contains proteins involved in the electron transport chain and ATP synthesis. Oxidative phosphorylation (electron transport chain) is the third stage of cellular respiration in aerobic organisms in which ATP is generated by transferring electrons from NADH or FADH2 to O2 by a series of electron carriers located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The trans-membrane complexes of electron carriers are multiprotein enzyme complexes (I–V) and electron carriers (i.e., coenzyme Q10 and cytochrome c) required for the communication between complexes. The electron transport chain is coupled to proton transfer from the matrix out to the intermembrane space, thereby generating a proton gradient which is then used by ATP synthases to synthesize ATP​.

How is genetic material passed from parent s to offspring?

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DNA is the genetic material and pass from. parents to offspring

DNA is genetic material that gives instructions to the body to create an organisms phenotype.

How many chromosomes do each sex cell have

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In humans, cells other than human sex cells, are diploid and have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Human sex cells (egg and sperm cells) contain a single set of chromosomes and are known as haploid.

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Determine whether each statement describes mitosis, melosis, or both mitosis and melosis.

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Answer:

This question is incomplete as it lacks statements, the statements and the answers are as follows:

occurs in organisms that sexually reproduce - MEIOSIS

occurs during growth and development - MITOSIS

the DNA is replicated - MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

occurs in all organisms - MITOSIS

the number of chromosomes remains the same - MITOSIS

the number of chromosomes reduces by half - MEIOSIS

Explanation:

Meiosis and mitosis are both types of cellular divisions that occur in living cells. Mitosis involves the formation of two (2) daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell while meiosis involves the formation of four (4) daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell.

The following are characteristics of the two division processes based on this question:

MITOSIS:

- It occurs during growth and development of an organism.

- it involves DNA replication

- it occurs in all organisms since every living organism undergoes growth and development.

- the number of chromosomes after mitosis remains the same in the daughter cell i.e. 2n remains 2n

MEIOSIS:

- It occurs only in organisms that sexually reproduce.

- it also involves the replication of DNA

- The number of chromosomes in the daughter cells is reduced by half i.e. 2n to n.

Why is respiration essential for all organisms?​

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Explanation:

to obtain energy..........

Respiration provides oxygen to cells to allow them to carry out their metabolic functions.

2. Which types of halogen compounds are known to contribute to ozone depletion?
O A. Chlorofluorocarbons
O B. Salts
O C. Alkali metals
O D. Oxides

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Answer:

A. Chlorofluorocarbons

Explanation: short answer

Answer:

A. Chlorofluorocarbons

Explanation:

Halogens are a chemical family containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine; any carbon compound containing them is known as a halocarbon. While all halogens have the ability to catalyze ozone breakdown, they have an unequal impact on the ozone layer. A catalyst is a compound which can alter the rate of a reaction without permently being altered by that reaction, and so can react over and over again. In this fashion it is estimated that one molecule of chlorine can degrade over 100,000 molecules of ozone before it is removed from the stratosphere or becomes part of an inactive compound. These inactive compounds, for example ClONO2, are collectively called 'resevoirs'. They hold chlorine in an inactive form but can release an active chlorine when struck by sunlight. The relative potency of the different halogens depends a great deal on the stability of the resevior compounds. Hydrogen fluoride, HF, is so very stable that fluorocarbons have relatively no known impact on ozone. Bromine resevoirs, such as HBr and BrONO2, are much more easily broken up by sunlight; causing bromine to be from 10 to 100 times more effective than chlorine at destroying ozone. From 30-60% of bromocarbons released to the atmosphere are man-made (methyl bromide fumigants and halon fire extinguishers) and both compounds will soon be restricted by international agreement.

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