What are the three research methods typically used by ecologists? Why do scientists classify organisms? How are pellets used to study ecology? How do animals help in maintaining ecological balance? How does taxonomy help scientists? Why are scientists concerned about invasive species?
Why do scientists classify organisms? Why are conceptual and mathematical models important? Why do scientists use significant digits? Why are scientific theories useful? Why do scientists use the International System of Units? How are climate models constructed?
For centuries, biological scientists have worked to classify earth’s organisms in a way that would help people understand how both the present and the extinct species relate to each other. What are the similarities? What are the differences? How, for instance, does a desert poppy relate to a...
While Linnaeus is often hailed as the father of taxonomy, his primary focus was on naming rather than organizing living organisms into evolutionary hierarchies. The task of ordering species would come later, notably with the work of Charles Darwin in the following century. Despite advancements in ...
This approach offers a targeted, highly efficient way to classify organisms and estimate their relative abundance, providing essential insights into both natural and engineered environments. Whether examining the impact of the human microbiome on health or tracking microbial changes in industrial wastewater...
“We found that the smaller organisms that we sampled seem to be ingesting more anthropogenic, non-nutritious particles,” Granek said. “Shrimp and small fish, like herring, are eating smaller food items like zooplankton. Other studies have found high concentrations of plastics in the area in ...
Cohn was the first to classify algae as plants, and to define what distinguishes them from green plants. His classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape (sphericals, short rods, threads, and spirals) is still in use today. Among other things Cohn is remembered for being the ...
” According to EPA’s news item, the team “found that nano-enabled pesticides adhere better to plant surfaces and have a reduced impact on non-target organisms. Nanopesticides may also enhance plant resilience against stressors from heat or drought.” EPA states that these benefits “co...
Introduction Oxygen plays a controversial role in life: its presence is essential for aerobic organisms and, at the same time, it has been extensively reported as a toxic agent. Such toxicity derives from its capacity to form free radicals, considered highly energetic, unstable compounds with the...
(Photo by Scott Loarie) “There’s no limit to how many amateur scientists a cloud-enabled algorithm can support – we could classify millions of examples a minute,” Joppa said. “Then we free up those scientists to work on the more difficult challenges t...