The colored pigments of plants are of two principal types: carotenoids and flavonoids. Given below some statements of about these pigments;

 a) Anthocyanins are colored flavonoids that attract animals

b) Flavonoids are phenolic compounds that include a wide range of colored substances

c) Carotenoids are coloured terpenoid compounds that also serve as accessory pigments in photosynthesis

d) most widespread group of pigmented carotenoids is the anthocyanins, these are glycosides that have sugars. Without their sugars, anthocyanins are known as anthocyanidins

Which of the following is incorrect statements of these pigments;

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#SCPH28 | Zoology

Elevated carbon dioxide levels have been shown to contribute to the greenhouse effect, resulting in an increase in mean global temperature. Ecosystems where the largest warming has already occurred include snow-covered northern coniferous forests, tundra, and arctic sea ice habitats. Which statement best explains how the elimination of ice-covered ecosystems affects the rise or fall in global temperature?

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#SCPH28 | Zoology

One characteristic that distinguishes a population in an extinction vortex from most other populations is that

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#Question id: 9251

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Which of the following is responsible for the differences in summer and winter temperature stratification of deep temperate zone lakes?

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#Question id: 9252

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Which of these environmental factor(s) is/are the key determining factor(s) that control(s) the biotic structure of aquatic biomes?

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#SCPH28 | Zoology

A certain species of pine tree survives only in scattered locations at elevations above 2,800 meters in the western United States. To understand why

this tree grows only in these specific places, an ecologist should ________.

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#Question id: 9254

#SCPH28 | Zoology

Organisms evolve over generations to become adapted to the environmental conditions to which they are exposed. The diversity of organisms that

occurs in any particular area thus may be largely determined by the abiotic factors limiting survivorship and reproduction of organisms in a region. Which of the following limit the range of Saguaro cactus in North America?

I) pollinators

II) sunlight

III) precipitation

IV) temperature