Species Archives - Essay Quoll

How does Smith define “Niche Construction”? What are the six categories of niche construction he discussed? What is an example of each of these? Why are have these been harder to recognize in the archaeological record?

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Assessments

Write a 200-400 word (+- 50 word) commentary on the readings This commentary will be on Kimmerer (2013) and Smith (2011). Minimally, your commentary on the readings should provide a brief 1-2 sentence summary of each reading and a thoughtful reflection on the numbered questions I pose below. Complete/answer the following questions in your reading […]

Write a 2-page paper, on your own using at least 2 sources, on a state, national or international protected species or a protected habitat .

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Assessments

Write a 2-page paper, on your own using at least 2 sources, on a state, national or international protected species or a protected habitat . Potential sources of information for finding /selecting a protected species to write about: National: US Fish and Wildlife Service *endangered species): https://www.fws.gov/program/endangered-species/speciesLinks to an external site. NOAA Fisheries: Office of […]

Is it possible for us to greatly improve energy efficiency and shift to a variety of renewable energy resources before we do even more serious harm to our own life-support system and to many of the world’s other species? Is it necessary? How could it be accomplished? Explain.

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Assessments

Is it possible for us to greatly improve energy efficiency and shift to a variety of renewable energy resources before we do even more serious harm to our own life-support system and to many of the world’s other species? Is it necessary? How could it be accomplished? Explain.

Purina Dog Food Company:Prepare a brief synopsis of the types of pet foods manufactured by the company.

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Ambrose

History of Purina Dog Food Company The history of the company brief synopsis of the types of pet foods manufactured by the company Foods are manufactured for which species of animals I Life-stage Therapeutic diets Canned, dry, semi-moist types of food Miscellaneous (natural, holistic, organic)

In a few lines in your own words, how certain are you of the accuracy of your answers? Which of these five aspects of the MRCA are you least confident about, and why?Explain

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Ambrose

Evolution assignment Evolution predicts that you and your focal organism (marbled salamander) share common ancestry, extending from the origin of life on Earth in an unbroken lineage to an actual species that lived somewhere on our planet long ago—the Most Recent Common Ancestor of the two species. Your assignment is to reconstruct the MRCA of […]

Discuss how to use the environment to our favor by using it for different types of energy like solar, hydroelectric and wind.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Ambrose

In society today we have a lot of problems with humanity and the environment, we tend to not treat it as the way it should be: we litter, pollute streams and river, deforestation and many other awful things to the environment, but there are ways to turn these problems around and have people fight for […]

While global warming may not seem like a pressing issue to some, people should do more in order to prevent an increase in global warming, because it is polluting our atmosphere, causing animal species to become extinct, and because future generations deserve to live on a clean and healthy planet.Provide a research paper to convince people global warming is a pressing issue..

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

I need a research paper that can convince people that global warming is a pressing issue. Here is my outline: Outline: Title of Research Paper Introduction: While global warming may not seem like a pressing issue to some, people should do more in order to prevent an increase in global warming, because it is polluting […]

Given the long period of immaturity that the young of the human species have, is attachment necessarily universal? Would it be possible for a child to grow to maturity without forming attachments of some kind?

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Ambrose

Given the long period of immaturity that the young of the human species have, is attachment necessarily universal? Would it be possible for a child to grow to maturity without forming attachments of some kind?

Some people defend the Endangered Species Act on the grounds that it protects the beneficial consequences that humans can derive from diverse species, but critics point out that protecting species can also have harmful consequences:Where, and on what grounds, would you draw the line between a species that should be protected no matter what, and one that should not be protected?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ambrose

In this discussion, you will talk about whether ethics dictate how (and which) endangered species should be protected and why, supporting your ideas with at least one ethical theory. The purpose of this discussion is to practice thinking about an environmental issue from a classically philosophical perspective. In Chapter 2 of Des Jardins, read the […]

Discuss the following questions: Where does this species live (biome, niche, environment, country)? What is its status on the food chain? When did it go extinct? What was the major cause of its demise?

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Ambrose

Habit Loss, Land Use and Conservation For this SLP project, you will research four different species: one that is extinct, one that is critically endangered, one that is endangered and one that is (Threatened) Vulnerable. One species must be a Plant or Fungus, the three remaining species each must be from a different Animal category […]