Life on earth

All living organisms are dependent upon another at some point during their life cycle. Some of these dependencies are essential to the survival of an organism. Such an intimate dependency is described as a symbiotic relationship. Can you please describe a symbiotic relationship. Can you please also include the organisms involved, describe how they interrelate, and name the type of symbiotic relationship which you are describing.

life on earth (biological concepts from the non-science major perspective)

Without doubt, humans affect the ecosystems that they come in contact with. Can you please describe one instance, negative or positive, in which humans have affected the ecosystems that they interact with.

life on earth (biological concepts from the non-science major perspective)

The deforestation of the rainforests is a huge loss of an ecosystem. The loss of this ecosystem can result in soil erosion, loss of species, and a possible increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Do you have any information regarding species in the rainforest? Is it a ecologically diverse region? Are there any uses for the plant species of the rainforest?

Why is biodiversity essential to an ecosystem?

Why is biodiversity essential to an ecosystem?

a couple of questions about Greenhouse effect

1. Certainly industry has contributed to the Greenhouse effect. Would the Earth be habitable if the greenhouse effect was not taking place? 2. How does the burning of fossil fuels add to the greenhouse effect? 3. How can humans maintain this industrialized society and decrease the number of greenhouse gasses being emitted?