Salt is notoriously dangerous to land snails; however, some populations of aquatic, freshwater snail have brackish (or a mix of
salt and fresh water) water adaptations and live in different parts of a river system. A group of scientists monitored salt concentrations in the habitats of two freshwater snail populations located nearby and recorded the data as follows (in ppt, parts per thousand): Population 1 (Day 1): 0.1 ppt (morning), 0.0 ppt (afternoon), 0.1 ppt (evening)
Population 2 (Day 1): 0.3 ppt (morning), 0.5 ppt (afternoon), 0.2 ppt (evening)
describe how these results show why the brackish water adaptation may be necessary, and 2) explain how to determine whether the inherited adaptation is influenced by environmental factors.
The brackish water adaptation is clearly necessary because the aquatic snails need to live in an environment in which the river system has a higher quantity of salt than what land snails can take. I can determine that the environmental factors influenced the inherited adaptations because the second population has a higher salt concentration in their habitat compared to the initial population.
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Baroreceptors are splash type nerve endings in the walls of veins and the heart that are invigorated by without a doubt the degree of, and changes in, blood vessel pressure. They are amazingly rich in the mass of the bifurcation of the inner carotid corridors (carotid sinus) and in the mass of the aortic curve. The essential site of end of baroreceptor afferent strands is the NTS.
The capacity of the baroreceptors is to keep up foundational circulatory strain at a moderately steady level, particularly during an adjustment in body position. Flawless baroreceptors are very viable in keeping quick changes in pulse from minute to minute or hour to hour, but since of their versatility to delayed changes of circulatory strain (> 2 or 3 days), the framework is unequipped for long term regulation of blood vessel pressure.
