What phrase best describes biodiversity? a) All the microscopic organisms present in our planet. b) The physical differences observed between species. c) All species present in an ecosystem. What ecosystem properties are particularly important to landscape ecology?
It is important to distinguish biodegradable from bio-based plastics. Bioplastic is the loosely defined catch-all phrase that describes plastic from recent biological materials, which includes true biodegradable materials and nonbiodegradable polymers that are plant based. While the label “biodegradable”...
What is the term for the maintenance of a stable biological environment in organisms? Relating to biology, explain the term 'environment'. What is the term used to refer to the variety of different species in a given area?...
Microplastic: What Are the Solutions? Marcus Eriksen, Martin Thiel, Matt Prindiville, and Tim Kiessling Abstract The plastic that pollutes our waterways and the ocean gyres is a symp- tom of upstream material mismanagement, resulting in its ubiquity throughout the biosphere in both aquatic and ...
If there was ever a person for whom to use the phrase “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,” it’s Linus. Even though it was 10 a.m. on a Saturday, he bounced toward me, eager to get started with our interview. Every time I talk to Linus, he has the biggest smile on his face, rea...
When Blackadder and Baldrick were in a difficult situation, Baldrick would come up with a turn of phrase which became a standing joke: “I have a cunning plan” he would say. The Labour government is also in a tricky situation with regard to justice reform. Andrew Little and Kelvin Davis ...
It has not happened but the subsequent Baltic Sea Convention from 1992 (Art.25) deleted the phrase " as soon as possible". This case stands not alone. In marine field little to nothing has been achieved. The primary reason is not political indifference but the insufficiency of ...
His uncertainty is inevitable given the confusing nature of the phrase “direct phenomenal beliefs.” If we take the view that these beliefs are infallible, then they are, of course, not beliefs — not even “direct” ones, whatever that means — for beliefs may be false. These muddles ...
“Momentous Leap” describes the leap into Era 4 – the post-global, post-modern leap to a distributed network of globally interconnected but autonomous projects and programs that not only knit together the best of diverse eras and cultures, but at the same time ensure this is done ...
understands representation in purely “causal, informational, and teleological terms.” (The aggregation of these three descriptions is notable: “information” is reduced to causal relations, and “teleology” to a sort of causal wiring-in of the organism to the biosphere that ensures its flourishin...