It is the producers. They make their own food and are food for the consumers to eat. Like us the, Humans.
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- Water is considered a <u>'Natural'</u> resource (Fresh water is also considered a <u>'limited'</u> resource.
- Oil, coal, and natural gas are considered <u>'Non-renewable'</u> resources.
- <u>'Chemical'</u> energy is able to be replaced within the ecosystem for human use.
- A farmer who wants to produce the best crop yield will use '<u>Precision Farming.'</u>
- When a pollutant increases in concentration at higher levels of the trophic level, <u>'Biomagnification'</u> can harm organisms at the highest levels.
A zoonosis (zoonotic disease or zoonoses -plural) is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans (or from humans to animals).
Testosterone is an example of a steroid. Its physiological functions include:
1. Determines the the gender of a developing embryo.
2. Development of reproductive organs and the prostrate gland in males.
3. Responsible for secondary sexual characteristics in males such as deeper pitch, increased muscle bulk, hair on the upper lip.
4. Regulates normal sperm development.
Another steroid is cholesterol. Physiological functions include:
1. Helps maintain the structure of cells and vessels improving overall health and function in the body.
2. Precursor to important sex hormones such as testosterone and estrogen.
3. Used as an insulator around nerves and is absolutely essential for brain function.
4. Precursor to Vitamin D, which supports a healthy immune and nervous system
Flu vaccines need to be revised and changed every year because the flu virus constantly mutates. Flu viruses can change in two ways: drift or shift. Antigenic drift occurs when genes of the virus slowly change during replication until the immune system no longer recognizes it. On the other hand, antigenic shift occurs when a major change in the virus happens. This usually leads to a totally different kind of virus. This is what happened during the H1N1 scare in 2009.
DNA viruses like mumps are less prone to mutation due to the presence of DNA polymerase. RNA viruses are more prone to mutation because they undergo reverse transcription to simulate the role of DNA.
