CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-MOD.MASTERING
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135191811
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 41.3, Problem 3CC
WHAT IF? Most prairies experience regular fires, typically every few years. If these disturbances were relatively modest, how would the species diversity of a prairie likely be affected if no burning occurred for 100 years? Explain your answer.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Unit B - Rainforests are being clear-cut in order to make room for more profitable
crops that can be used as biofuels. In Brazil, a monoculture consisting of fields of
soya beans is being planted, replacing the native rainforest ecosystem that often
consists of thousands of species.
Unit B - Compare the previous rainforest ecosystem and the new monoculture
ecosystem with respect to biodiversity and population size.
Your response should include
· an explanation of biotic limiting factors
an explanation of abiotic limiting factors
a discussion of the availability of habitats and niches
bio question help
Number answers only thanks
Chapter 41 Solutions
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-MOD.MASTERING
Ch. 41.1 - Explain how interspecific competition, predation,...Ch. 41.1 - According to the principle of competitive...Ch. 41.1 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Figure 22.13 illustrates how a...Ch. 41.2 - What two components contribute to species...Ch. 41.2 - How is a food chain different from a food web?Ch. 41.2 - WHAT IF? Consider a grassland with five trophic...Ch. 41.2 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Rising atmospheric CO2 levels...Ch. 41.3 - Why do high and low levels of disturbance usually...Ch. 41.3 - During succession, how might the early species...Ch. 41.3 - WHAT IF? Most prairies experience regular fires,...
Ch. 41.4 - Describe two hypotheses that explain why species...Ch. 41.4 - Describe how an islands size and distance from the...Ch. 41.4 - WHAT IF? Based on MacArthur and Wilsons island...Ch. 41.5 - What are pathogens?Ch. 41.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 41 - The feeding relationships among the species in a...Ch. 41 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 41 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 41 - Community 1 contains 100 individuals distributed...Ch. 41 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 41 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY An ecologist studying plants in...Ch. 41 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION Explain why adaptations of...Ch. 41 - FOCUS ON INFORMATION In Bateslan mimicry, a...Ch. 41 - Prob. 9TYU
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
Match each of the following items with all the terms it applies to:
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
WHAT IF? Suppose a new fishery is discovered, and you are put in charge of developing it sustainably. What eco...
Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
Why is it necessary to be in a pressurized cabin when flying at 30,000 feet?
Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
2. Whether an allele is dominant or recessive depends on
a. how common the allele is, relative to other alleles...
Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)
The following diagram illustrates passive and active transport across a plasma membrane. Use it to answer quest...
Study Guide for Campbell Biology
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- INTERTRET DATA Scientists have compiled databases of large forest wildfires in the western United States and compared them to climate and land-surface data. Examine the graph showing wildfire frequency compared to average springsummer temperature. Do you see a correlation? If so, describe it. Based on these data, do you think that climate warming is causing more wildfires? Explain your answer.arrow_forwardIf the human population were to stabilize tomorrow and never reach 8 billion people, would that solve all our environmental problems? Why or why not? What conditions might get better, and what challenges might remain?arrow_forwardWhat makes an ecosystem resilient? Use this sentence starter: ecosystems are resilient because... Use THE TEXT GIVEN ONLYarrow_forward
- The figure below shows the relative abundance (y axis) of shrubs in an ecosystem in the years following a fire (x axis). The shrubs in this ecosystem fall into two functional groups: fıre recruiters and fıre persisters. FIRE-RECRUITER SYNDROME FIRE-PERSISTER SYNDROME 10 100 Fire LOG YEARS If fire frequency decreased significantly in this ecosystem, which group would be benefited? O Both functional groups would benefit equally O Fire recruiter species O Fire persister species RELATIVE SHRUB SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENTarrow_forwardCER SCENARIO #1 This ecosystem is being affected by the development of a neighborhood. Acres are being cleared for building homes and roads. The people who have already moved in are complaining about the foxes that have been going through their yards and have even tried to catch small cats and dogs as prey. It was decided that the foxes would be trapped and relocated far away from the new neighborhood. PROMPT: WRITE A CLAIM STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO THIS ECOSYSTEM WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE FOXES. CLAIM: EVIDENCE: REASONING:arrow_forwardDisruption #1: Habitat Destruction/Loss/Fragmentation/Degradation Deforestation in tropical areas is the greatest eliminator of species. Globally, temperate biomes have been affected more by habitat loss and degradation than have tropical biomes because of widespread economic development in temperate countries over the past 200 years. Island species -- many of them endemic species found nowhere else on earth -- are especially vulnerable to extinction when their habitats are destroyed, degraded, or fragmented. Any habitat surrounded by a different one can be viewed as a habitat island for most of the species that live there. Most national parks and other nature reserves are habitat islands, many of them encircled by potentially damaging logging, mining, energy extraction, and industrial activities. Habitat fragmentation -- by roads, logging, agriculture, and urban development -- OCcurs when a large area of habitat is reduced and divided into smaller, isolated patches, or habitat…arrow_forward
- Need helparrow_forwardDo 1 and 2arrow_forwardWHAT IF? Suppose a developer proposes to clear-cuta forest that serves as a corridor between two parks. Tocompensate, the developer also proposes to add the samearea of forest to one of the parks. As a professional ecologist, how might you argue for retaining the corridor?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Biology (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781337392938Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. BergPublisher:Cengage Learning
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781305389892Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillanPublisher:Cengage Learning
Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781337392938
Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305389892
Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
GCSE Biology - Adaptations #79; Author: Cognito;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-u8xcZYSM;License: Standard Youtube License