Week 7 Essay Define "biological productivity.” When a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ what does she or he mean? List several factors that influence productivity in various ocean environments (the surf zone‚ mid-ocean and the deep abyss). According to encyclopedia2 the definition of biological productivity is “The productivity of organisms and ecosystems‚ as defined by primary‚ secondary‚ and community productivities. So when a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ he or she is referring
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P4 Evaluate the influences of ethical and sustainable globalisation on organisational functions. • That is‚ (Ident if y the different functions of the organisation‚ and evaluate how each of these is impacted Introduction Kelchner ( n.d.) stated that Ethics is a profound component within an organization. This is a set of rules harnessed to govern an organization and certain approaches. Before making certain decision’s‚ a company has to consider the ethics surrounding the decision. It was
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The biological influences on health and illness are varied‚ and include genetics‚ infections‚ physical trauma‚ nutrition‚ hormones‚ and toxins. Many disorders have a biological basis in the form of an inherited genetic vulnerability or disposition. In schizophrenia‚ for example‚ if one monozygotic twin develops schizophrenia‚ there is at least a 60% chance the co-twin will also develop that disorder. When we consider that the prevalence of schizophrenia in the population is about 1%‚ it is clear
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identified. Question 2: Does gender influence leaf morphology? If gender-related differences in leaf morphology exist‚ sexual selection can be a possible answer for it. As pollen donors‚ male plants with a broadly spaced floral display can be favored by providing a larger number of axillary meristems that can be deployed for flowering‚ thus as a trade-off leaf size of male individuals is smaller than females (Scott & Aarssen‚ 2012). If the leaf traits vary by gender‚ this may also provide some additional
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Topic: Sexual Promiscuity Among Adolescents A pleasant good morning‚ my topic for discussion today is “Sexual Promiscuity Among Adolescents.” Sexual promiscuity is defined as having carnal or erotic relations with a number of partners on a casual basis. There are many factors that influence sexual promiscuity‚ but to name a few we can start with: Factor 1: Identity Confusion – there comes a time in adolescents lives where they are confronted with questions about lifestyle‚ life direction and their
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Alexandra von Paris ENGL221 0801 9/28/2010 Cotton Mather: Women Possessed by the Devil Importance of Gender in Colonial Identities One cannot discuss the gender role of women in America without talking about the misogynistic craze of burning witches in Salem in the 1690’s. Cotton Mather was a paramount figure during this time‚ whose writings on witchcraft‚ particularly in The Wonders of the Invisible World‚ fed the hysteria that led to many women being persecuted‚ and for some‚
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LO 1 Define psychology. “The study of behavior & mental process” LO 2 Describe the scope of psychology and its subfields. “The psychology is a broad field that includes many perspectives and SUBFIELDS. APA the American Psychological Association and the APS The Association for Psychological Science. Psychologists conduct two major types of research Basic research which is “often done in universities” and focuses on collecting data to support (or refute) theories and gathers knowledge for the sake
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How neurological processes affect behaviour and impact the field of biological psychology Psychology as a field of study has evolved from the human need to understand ourselves and the causes behind our behaviours. Philosophy tried its hand first‚ attempting to describe it as a complex interaction between the mind and the body – between the mental and the physical. This basic idea resonates through this field of exploration through the years. While there have been diversions from this line of
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Question #1 For many years biological anthropologists have been trying to identify race through genetics but race is not determined biologically. The closest aspect to a biological feature in grouping people is cline; geography making people of the same area in the world similar. Human variation‚ however‚ is classification of skin color‚ eye color; characteristics that are genetic and unchanging genes. Genetic traits have nothing to do with race; it influences the idea of it. Mutations cause
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2. Biological Classification Classification The process of grouping living organisms into convenient categories based on simple characters is known as classification. 1. Two kingdom classification Carolus Linnaeus divided all living things into two kingdoms- Plantae and Animalia. 2. Five kingdom classification R.H. Whittaker divided all living things into five kingdoms- Monera‚ Protista‚ Fungi‚ Plantae‚ and Animalia. The main criteria for classification included o cell structure o thallus
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