Explanation: The energy pyramid describes how energy gets distributed through an ecosystem. The more there is of an organism on the energy pyramid, the more it gives overall to the ecosystem. The less there is of an organism, the less it gives to the ecosystem. Take the Floridian Everglades as an example. There is an abundance of sawgrass, and that makes up the foundation of the system, along with mangroves and such. But there are less of predators in the ecosystem because they only feed of of their prey like small mammals or fish. They never start the food chain, they end it.
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- Society: the use of genetic improving techniques may have a positive impact through crop improvement of traits of agronomic importance such as, for example, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
- Environment: the development of genetically modified crops conferring resistance to pesticides may have a negative effect on wildlife species (both plants and animals) and humans living in such agroecosystems.
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In crops, genetic improvement technologies can be defined as the techniques associated with the development of better crop varieties, i.e., varieties that have higher grain yield, produce more biofuel, higher fiber content, etc. Genetic improvement techniques include, among others, selective breeding and genetically modified organisms. In crops, genetic improvement techniques have the potential to reduce hunger in the world. However, it is important to note that genetic engineering may be associated with the horizontal transference of genes and the development of genetically modified organisms (GMO), which may have harmful effects on wildlife species and humans, thereby GMO crops must be carefully assessed before their release into the field.
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The gonads are reproductive organs responsible for the production of <u>gametes (sex cells) in their external secretion and in their internal secretion, hormones that exert their action on the organs involved in reproductive function.</u>
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Gonads are glands that are part of two body systems: the endocrine system and the reproductive system; and there are two types of gonads: male and female, the first are the testicles and the second the ovaries and both produce steroid hormones (derived from cholesterol) exactly the same as those produced by the cortex of the adrenal glands.
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D
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Homozygous mean a pair of alleles that are the same. Hence the root word homo- which means same. If the alleles were different, we would call this pairing a heterozygous pair, with the root word hetero- meaning different. An example of a homozygous pair would be AA, two dominant allele, or aa, two recessive alleles, while a heterozygous pair would be Aa, one dominant and one recessive allele.
The decline in bone breakdown and increased mineralization causes blood calcium to decrease <span>back to normal levels. This happens when there is secretion of calcitonin. This circulation calcitonin is inhibiting </span>osteoclasts<span> and it will stimulate osteoblasts within minutes. The effect of this on osteoclast will cause a decrease in reabsorption and a concurrent increase in deposition because of the osteoblasts activity.</span>
