Answer:
Matter cycles through an ecosystem through processes called biogeochemical cycles.
Explanation:
Photosynthesis
Plants build carbohydrates by taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Carbon moves through the food chain
As organisms eat other organisms, carbon moves up the food chain. Molecules in the food that contain carbon transform into the organic molecules that make up the living body.
Carbon moves back to the environment
Organisms use food molecules, containing carbon, as a form of energy. The process of cellular respiration breaks down food molecules into carbon dioxide.
Contribution of industry
Humans contribute to moving carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere through the combustion of fossil fuels.
Use of fossil fuels
Today's fossil fuels were formed hundreds of millions of years ago by plants deposited in the Earth. The decomposition of the plants slowed down in such a way that their organic molecules are used for natural gas, coal and oil.
Diffusion into the air
From the oceans, carbon dioxide diffuses into the air. This creates a large amount of carbon, which is then taken in by plants to start the cycle over again.
Answer:
There are some birds like the Pterodactyl that were dinobirds, so yea! doesnt mean their reptiles or anything, just long related
Explanation:
They ancestors, my guy
Answer:
Chemical nutrients and energy tend to flow in the same direction for most of an ecosystem. The big difference is that the chemical nutrients are ultimately recycled in the ecosystem while the energy is ultimately lost from the ecosystem to the universe at large. Energy in any ecosystem ultimately comes from the Sun.
In the Scientific name, first word represents "Genus" and as they are same it indicates that their Genus are same
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Complete question:
Categorize the following situation as either a pre- or postzygotic isolating mechanism and then specify which type of pre- or postzygotic isolating mechanism it is.
A short hike through the Sandia Mountains from early spring to late summer will often reveal several different species of penstemon. The Rocky Mountain Penstemon blooms in the spring while the very similar inflated penstemon blooms in late summer. As a result, hybrids are rarely encountered.
Answer:
- pre-zygotic isolating mechanism
- Type: seasonal or temporal
Explanation:
There are different mechanisms of reproductive isolation. These are barriers that inhibit or interrupt the genetic flux between different species. These mechanisms are about the biological characters of each species that prevent the reproduction with other species.
The reproductive isolation mechanisms might be either prezygotic or postzygotic.
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Pre-copulatory or pre-zygotic:
- Ecological or due to habitat isolation;
- seasonal or temporal;
- Sexual or ethologic;
- Mechanical;
- Gamete incompatibility.
2. Post-copulatory o post-zygotic:
- Hybrid inviability
- Hybrid sterility
- Hybrid with diminished viability and or fertility
- Cytoplasmatic interactions.
The exposed situation is an example of prezygotic isolation due to seasonal or temporal barriers. Penstemon blooms in the spring, while the very similar inflated penstemon blooms in late summer. <em>Probably, if they had the same reproductive season, they would produce hybrids</em>. But as they are isolated by different reproductive seasons, they do not. <em>As they can not even fertilize, they are considered to be prezygotic isolated species. </em>
