Select an ecosystem in your area (forest, lake, desert, grassland). Write a 525- to 700-word paper explaining the following: 1) Describe the structure of your ecosystem including important abiotic features and dominant plant and animal species. 2) Explain some functions/processes of your ecosystem including one nutrient cycle and one food chain. 3) Give two examples […]
Background Information Today there are many complaints over the politicization of science. Many people believe politics should not play a role in science, but once government funds science, the funding decisions become political. In most social institutions, disagreements are settled by debate. Science in contrast, uses experiments to prove or disprove theories. Science is testable, […]
Resource: Gamescape Episode 5 Complete Episode 5: “Building a Positive Environmental Legacy” of Gamescape. Answer the following questions. Each response should be one to three sentences in length under the question!!! Describe how you would BALANCE the needs of Sparksville’s environment and economy. Explain your reasoning. Based on your experience of 25 years in Sparksville (and choices you made to BALANCE the […]
In a 2-3 paragraph essay, briefly outline the processes by which stars are born, live, and die. Be sure to include the differences in the final phases of low-mass vs. high-mass stars, and the different kinds of remnants they leave behind.
Use this diagram (Dyball & Newell Figure 6.10; modified version Module 3, page 28 figures 6.10 a, b, and c) to explain Dyball and Newell’s concept of Convergence in your own words. In your essay, compare and contrast “a”, “b” and “c” as depicted in the diagram, and explain why the situation depicted in “b” is […]
Please thoroughly read the attached material. You can organize your paper in whatever way you would like but please be sure to address all of the points/questions, based on the attached articles. If you just look up this information online, without thoroughly reading the attachments, you will not meet the requirement of this assignment. After reading […]
1. In this threaded discussion, you will draw on the data you analyzed in the field study. Place your answers to the following questions online. Identify the ecosystem you investigated and state its geographic limits. Write a short summary of the abiotic and biotic factors that you found. In the same post, choose a plant […]
You have been hired as a consultant by your town’s emergency management coordinator to help develop emergency action plans. One of the reasons you were selected is your expertise in using the General Behavior Model (GEBMO) to assess risks. Your first task is to assess the hazardous material risks at a local gas station. The […]
Easy basic geography assignment attachment included.Just fill in all of the blanks and that is it! Basic labeling and gegraphy questions Tags: geography Air Temperature Pressure Atmospheric Winds Cuyamaca GEOG Assignment GEOG120 assign_4__temperature__
For each assignment, you will use the M.U.S.E. link to complete the lab. Access the M.U.S.E. by clicking on Learning Materials. In this lab, you will see the time progression of speciation to help you write up a scientific paper that centers on the following: What would happen if a species of lizard were suddenly […]
