Plasma proteins have:  Specific functions

(antibodies & blood clotting proteins)

Nonspecific functions (carriers for various hormones, solutes, and drugs)

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Area is directly proportional to the number of species.

Tropical have highest species due to the area.

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The species-area hypothesis S = c Az

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z values are often taken to represent the slope of the relationship between species richness and area.

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The constant c is often thought of as the number of species per unit area. 

It is affected by many factors.

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Species Area curve relevant

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The effects of varying values of c and z on the species-area relationship