Biodiversity Project: Examining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Plants are used for so many things. in your house alone, you can probably look around you and see where plants have been used. for this project, you will identify various uses of plants in your home. directions make a list of objects, products, and any other items around your house where plants were involved in the production of the item. you should have a list of at least twenty items. then respond to the following questions: note: your list of objects and the answers following should be at least 200 words in length. what if plants no longer existed on earth? how would your life be different?

The tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is facing extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (dftd) which causes bulging cancerous lumps and lesions to erupt around the face and neck — often causing enough deformation to make seeing or eating difficult. dftd has evolved into a contagious cancer, a trait that is unique among cancers. devil mating behavior involves biting around the head and neck, allowing cells from one individual — especially cells from the crumbly dftd tumors — to be transferred to the wounds or face of a new individual. this marsupial was once found across australia, but sea levels rose, isolating the tasmanian population, while the australian population went extinct. what would be an outcome of genetic isolation that is likely to have impacted the spread of dftd? a) reduced territory puts diseased individuals in greater contact with non-diseased ones. b) inbreeding results in less variation in facial features so the cancer is generally fatal. c) genetic isolation has made it difficult for scientists to develop a vaccine against dftd. d) the lack of genetic variation in the immune system of tasmanian devils minimizes resistance to the disease.

Which of the following shows the correct order in which light information travels through the eye? (2 points) lens, pupil, retina, optic nerve pupil, lens, retina, optic nerve pupil, lens, optic nerve, retina lens, pupil, optic nerve, retina