when a cell or tissue is capable of differentiating autonomously even when placed into another region of the embryo or a cluster of differently specified cells in a petri dish. This cell or tissue said to be-

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#Question id: 12428

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.

Why are ecologists  concerned about the shift in  date from May 28 in  1980 to May 15 in  2000 of the caterpillar peak mass?

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#Question id: 12429

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.

Which of the following organisms is incorrectly paired with its trophic level? 

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#Question id: 12430

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of these ecosystems has the lowest net primary production per square meter?

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#Question id: 12431

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Nitrifying bacteria participate in the nitrogen cycle mainly by

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#Question id: 12432

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following has the greatest effect on the rate of chemical cycling in an ecosystem? 

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#Question id: 12433

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The Hubbard Brook watershed deforestation experiment yielded all of the following results except that