Define the following term: Bioaccumulation. Define eutrophication? What is environmental microbiology? (Please define in your own words.) What does "bio" mean? What is the definition of a habitat? What is meant
Define in simple biological terms what phylogenetics is. Define the following term: "hemiptera". Define the following term: "lepidoptera". What does the word "gastropod" mean? What is the meaning of the term biology? Define the following term: Bioaccumulation. ...
1. Definition of Biomagnification: Biomagnification refers to the process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases at each successive trophic level in a food chain. 2. Relation to Bioaccumulation: Biomagnification is often associated with bioaccumulation, which is the accumulation of substa...
In recent years, research on environmental implications of parasites has seen a strong increase, leading to the establishment of ‘Environmental Parasitology’ (EP) as an accepted discipline covered in parasitology textbooks [1]. EP in the sense of an ecologically based approach focuses on parasites ...
Depending on the efficacy of response and clean-up, lingering oil can cause significant adverse impacts on receptors and natural resources, affecting biodiversity, ecological succession, and bioaccumulation (primarily in shellfish). The socio-economic activities affected include tourism amenities, ...
In the tropical and subtropical regions, only one recent article directly mentioned water browning while studying harmful algal blooms (Hu et al., 2021); however, it does not appear in Fig. 2 as the study does not provide evidence of browning. The term “blackwater river” is, nevertheless,...
if there are cyclical cliaiiges in the dis- tribution of potential biotoxic organisms or bioaccumulation in the fish, then there may be a connection between the food preferences of the fish species affected and the level of toxin found. The fact that disease and mortality among affected i,...
If you want to nerd out with a scientist, you would just say that it was an increase in surface-to-volume ratio. But what the heck does that mean? It means that when you make something very small… the way that I like to define it is, when I was a kid, I used to love to ea...
What is bioaccumulation? How does it impact our health? What are the dietary sources of vitamin B12? What effect is there on elimination if there is too much absorption of water in the large intestine? Is carbon a macronutrient, a micronutrient, or neither? Explain what its primary function...
What does "bio" mean? Give the meaning of the word gymnosperm. What do you mean by term digestion? Define the following term: Absorption. Define the term "autogenic" and explain how it relates to ecology. Define prey. Explain what is meant by the word centriole as used in biology. Wha...