Can you explain the first part a little more
It helps in metabolic processes like synthesis of lipid, phospholipids and steroids.
El Niño as evidence of potential dangers of global warming to marine ecosystems
Explanation:
El Nino, an abnormal type of weather pattern, causes huge climatic variations globally by bringing floods in one region and drought in another region. These extremely changing patterns in weather can damage human life, agriculture, air quality, natural ecosystems, etc all of which might lead to global warming.
El Nino effect is a serious potential danger to the marine life. This causes variations in the sea surface temperature, ocean currents, and upwelling patterns. Due to this, many marine organisms either migrate to newer places or do not survive the change.
Due to this, other sea animals depended on them also are depleted of their food source. El Nino also impacts the structure of coral reefs causing coral bleaching which in turn affects the marine life.
1. Explain why the distribution of fossils in Figure 1 supports the hypothesis that the extinction of these species was the result of a sudden environmental change.
This hypothesis can be supported because all the fossils accumulate almost at the same age of the rock layer. That is, all the fossils died almost at the same time.
2. Describe an environmental change that could have produced this type of fossil distribution.
Good examples of sudden environmental changes are volcanoes. When a rash occurs, the whole environment suddenly changes for different reasons such as ash or lava, and all living things can die immediately or in a few years by the change in the ecosystem.
3. Explain why the distribution of fossils in Figure 2 supports the hypothesis that the extinction of these species was the result of a gradual environmental change.
This is because the fossils accumulate at different ages of the rock layer, that means, the species dying over time. The gradual descent of the fossils is observed.
4. Describe an environmental change that could produce this type of fossil distribution.
For example, if a climate change occurs - the temperature increases or decreases - it can cause the trees or plants to die and all the animals in the ecosystem also die when they have no food. But this process is sequential, so the change can take years, centuries or even millions of years.
I hope this can help you.
The answer is actually
<em>increased variation in tail feather color because the selection pressure has been relieved</em>
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<em>Good luck!</em>
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