Archive for March, 2009

How much Green are you?

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Kate J asked:


Does ecology bother you at all? Do you think that an individual is able to do anything to protect our planet/environment?

Wendy

Ecology? help?

Sunday, March 15th, 2009
alex t asked:


In the biosphere, what are some of the major abiotic factors that determine the distribution and types of plant communities?

1) temperature, sunlight, and rainfall
2) humidity, location, and humans
3) soil type, soil bacteria, and soil water
4) insects, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen in the air

Which term includes all of the interactions that occur between the organisms and the physical factors in a pond environment?

1) population
2) ecosystem
3) abiotic
4) competiton

The amount of salt in the air and water of coastal areas determines which species can exist there. In these areas, salt functions as a

1) source of energy
2) biotic factor
3) food source
4) limiting factor

Peter

Thank you Yahoo for giving us our own Catagory?

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
byderule asked:


for 2 months i have been asking if we in Environment & Ecology could have our own catagory ,and not be hidden under Mathmatics

,I even wrote to Al Gore ,and to Jane ,and made several sugestions in the forum

2 hours Ago it happened ,
three cheers for Yahoo

does any one else think this is great
(now its a question)
Chrissie ask a question but does not have any way for people to answer her ,Ecology is a blend of Greek and latin meaning the study or the knowledge of the home (environment)
so Environment is the place and Ecology is the knowledge of the place ,In essence both mean the same thing ,but for those who have a problem with that we have already ASKED YAHOO IF THEY CAN INCLUDE THE NAME ECOLOGY WITH ENVIRONMENT again

Miguel

ECOLOGY/SCIENCE HELP?

Monday, March 2nd, 2009
coolio asked:


ok i really need some help i completely do no understand any of this science

ok so these are the q’s:

1. how does DDT enter a food web

2. which organisms contain the most DDT

3. at what trophic level are these species?

4. What is the relationship between the trophic level on an organism and the concentration of DDT in its body?

5. How many times greater is the concentration of DDT in the fish than in the seawater? How many times greater is it in the dolphins than in the seawater?

6. Explain why animals at the top of the food chain are particularly at risk from poisons in the environment?

Please help me answer these q’s answering any would help me a ton:)
any sites would be great too:)

Mike