Ecology

Analyze your own individual ecological footprint and will examine/compare with the footprint of developed and developing countries.

Ecological Footprint Calculator – (40 points) Climate change is a global environmental health issue affecting all countries in the world and is a result of human development and activity. It is related to the ecological footprint of the human population. In this assignment, you will analyze your own individual ecological footprint and will examine/compare with […]

Use what you know about the gear we used and the biology of those species to explain why we caught such different numbers with one gear vs. another.

ASSIGNMENT For turn-in: Perform the calculations and report the information requested in paragraphs with boxes (🡪). Answer the questions 1- 4, above, as well as the summary questions below. (5) Find two species that yielded very different results in seine vs. eletrofishing samples (eg, many in seine but not electrofish, or vice versa). Use what […]

Explain how cost-shifting impacts the flow of hospital monies. Describe “cream skimming” and determine if it is an ethical business practice, particularly in healthcare economics.

Discussion This week’s discussion focuses on the financial and economic decisions hospitals face in our current healthcare system. For your initial post, explain how cost-shifting impacts the flow of hospital monies. Describe “cream skimming” and determine if it is an ethical business practice, particularly in healthcare economics. How do Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements apply to […]

With which archaic human species did some of the ancestors of modern Europeans interbreed during the past 100,000 years?

Mission 1—TRAINING TREES.  Contains three sub-sections.  Red, Green, and Gecko: Make a phylogeny of the gecko, palm tree, and fungus. Paste a screen shot of your tree here: Which organism is more closely related to the fungus? Plant Animal Familiar Faces:  Make a phylogeny of the kingsnake, stick insect, goldfish, and dog. Paste a screen […]

Pick an ecological crisis anywhere in the world that has attracted significant attention. Explain the history of the event including how the situation reached a crisis point.

Topic: Using wetlands as wastelands – Ecological issue Write an essay using the guidelines below. You will need to find at least three (3) outside sources for this essay, but you may need more to demonstrate a thorough examination of the topic. Pick an ecological crisis anywhere in the world that has attracted significant attention. […]

Prepare an article research report on the article title; 2017 was one of the hottest years on record, and that was without El Nino.

ARTICLE RESEARCH REPORTS Article: 2017 Was One of the Hottest Years on Record, And That was Without El Nino By Henry Fountain, Jugal K. Patel & Nadja Popovich Prepare an article research report on the article title; 2017 was one of the hottest years on record, and that was without El Nino.

Explain which proxy do you think would be more accurate to determine global climate change?

Lab 7 – Climate Change Proxy Click on the data set to open in excel. Graph the data following the instructions and then answer the following questions:  Step 1: Click on and highlight the two columns of data. Step 2: Click on Insert and choose line graph from the choices of graphs Step 3: Click […]

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