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Help with ecology homework?

Sunday, April 5th, 2009
The Con asked:


I don’t want you guys to think I want you do to my hw so I actually tried to answer the questions.

1) Describe the major abiotic factors that produce Earth’s main climate zone?
-I honestly have no idea.

2) What is the difference between and organisms habitat and its niche?
-A habitat is where an organism lives while a niche is how it interacts with its environment.

3) What type of succession occurs after lava from a volcanic eruption covers an area?
-Secondary.

4) Why are plants generally few and far between in a desert?
-No idea.

5) What are plankton? Name two types of plankton.
-Plankton are organisms that can’t swim against the tide (?)
Two types: Zooplankton, Phytoplankton

Sharon

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I want to study animals and their environment. What career should I consider?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Ecology Environment
Matt asked:


I want to travel to study animals.
Or even just do photography. Like for magazines.
Or videos for science programs or documentaries.

What careers should I consider?
And what education would I need?

I’m thinking zoology/biology or ecology. And photography, journalism, or some type of visual media.

What do you think?

Jonathan

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Is zoology and “ecology, behavior, and evolution” the same?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Ecology Environment
Silvia M asked:


I want to major in zoology, but it seems schools in San Diego don’t specifically have a zoology major.

“ecology, behavior, and evolution”: This major includes the fields of population biology, ecology, conservation biology, animal behavior, population genetics, biogeography, and evolution. These fields have in common a focus on evolutionary processes and whole organisms in relation to each other and to their environments.

I was wondering if it can defined as the same? I see that I need a lot of physics classes and chem. so I question a bit. I wanted to know from those in the field could inform me because the college councilors have just told me to take this course.

You would think being in San Diego we would have more Zoology courses.

Thanks for any help I receive.
I did look for animal studies, but they did not have a section. Like I said, they mainly have biology majors with sub divisions, so I wanted to see if anyone from UCSD or someone in the field could point me in the right direction/ know if they are a similar major.

Harry

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Why/How are rabbits/bunnies important to the ecology/environment?

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Ecology Environment
JESUS Z asked:


So far I only know that they are useful because they are “prey animals”that is they serve as a food source for other animals. I also read that they are pests to farmers, but
“what positive influence do they have on the environment or the ecology?

Ray

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What exactly should I major in if I want to study leopards in their natural environment?

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Ecology Environment
Matthew S asked:


There is so many different courses focusing on animals I dont know exactly which one I should take if I want to study animals in their natural environment. There is so many to pick from: Zoology, Environmental and Recourse Economics and Management, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, and Wildlife Ecology.

Sylvia

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