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Answer:
The environment usually refers to all the biotic and the abiotic components that are surrounding us. This environment undergoes changes depending upon various factors which can be natural and/or due to the anthropogenic activities.
When there occur rapid environmental changes, then it directly affects the lives of species, in different ways, such as-
- Those species that are comparatively weaker in adapting according to the environmental changes that occur, will not be able to cope up with the new environment. They may become extinct.
- Some variety of species will be able to adapt to the new environment because of their easily adapting capabilities.
- The traits that will be developed within the species in the new environment will be more successful in terms of reproduction.
- The previously existed traits may have a harmful impact in the newly formed environment.
Answer:
b) At equilibrium, the species composition of an island will not change.
Explanation:
The Theory of Island Biogeography written by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson (1967) is an essential book for any professional working in biogeography, biodiversity, ecology, conservation and related fields. The theory of island biogeography states that species diversity on islands tends to approach a dynamic equilibrium due to the balance between colonization (inmigration), speciation and extinction. At equilibrium, the species composition of an island will change, precisely at the time that immigration and extinction processes maintain the number of species in a dynamic equilibrium, thereby maintaining species diversity. In this case, the colonization rate represents a function of distance to the continent (or other islands), the extinction rate is a function of the size of the island and habitat heterogeneity, and speciation is a function of time. This book also contains a series of useful considerations: 1-the number of species in an area is directly associated with the size of the area; 2-large islands support more diverse communities than small islands; 3-the viability of populations on island systems can be considered as a function of the island size and its proximity to the mainland (or other islands); and 4- when a habitat is lost the remaining fragmented area may lose some of its important species.
Answer: Hypertonic Environment
Explanation:
The salt solution and sugar solution is used for the process of food preservation as the bacteria and microorganism are not able to grow in such conditions that is being created by the solution.
The amount of the solute is more and the solution is less concentrated. The bacteria cell has less solutes and more solvent.
As per osmosis the water from the salt or sugar solution moves out from bacterial cell shrinks and dies.
This is how the bacterial cell dies and the food is prevented from spoilage.
