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Biodiversity describes the different populations that live in a habitat, encompassing a variety of species and genetic diversity within those species. It reflects the richness and complexity of ecosystems.

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How does the existence of an archipelago promote speciation?

An archipelago is basically a group of islands. Speciation according to the Biological Species Concept by Ernest Mayr, is -- populations whose members can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring. For example, the Galapagos finches studied by Charles Darwin. Some live on different parts of the archipelago and so have different features, adapting to their environment. These different feature obviously get passed down and are more frequent in future populations because those finches with this specific adaptation lived and reproduced better. So since there are different islands, there are different finch speciation and so the geographic isolation promotes speciation.


What are some common indigenous facial features found among different ethnic groups around the world?

Common indigenous facial features found among different ethnic groups around the world may include high cheekbones, epicanthic folds (eyelid creases), broad noses, and dark hair and eyes. These features are often associated with populations that have lived in specific regions for generations.


What are the kronosaurus habitat?

Kronosaurus was a large marine reptile that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Its habitat likely included shallow marine environments such as seas and oceans, where it hunted for prey and navigated the waters. Known from fossil discoveries in Australia and Colombia, Kronosaurus would have inhabited warm, tropical waters.


What does Robert Hooke use to describe cells?

Robert Hooke used the term "cells" to describe the small structures he observed in cork under a microscope in 1665. He likened these structures to the small rooms monks lived in, calling them cells. This observation marked the beginning of cell biology.


Who was the first scientist to describe the appearance of cells?

Robert Hooke, an English scientist, was the first to describe the appearance of cells in his book "Micrographia" published in 1665. He used a primitive microscope to observe cork cells, and coined the term "cell" based on the resemblance to small rooms monks lived in, called cells.

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The island sinks and the population of birds that lived on the island returns to its original habitat. what about these bird populations is true?

The populations will not be able to interbreed because they are different species


Describe a seahourse habitat?

it lived among corals e.g: a coral reef


How would you describe the habitat where the basilosaurus lived?

Basilosaurus is an extinct whale, so its habitat was either open ocean or coastal seas.


What will happen if an organism from a different niche is transferred to another habitat?

the organism cannot be fully developed and lived in a cage.


Where did colonial lawyers live?

They lived among the general populations.


Where is a pterosaurs habitat found?

There were hundreds or thousands of different species of pterosaurs, and different types lived in different places at different times. Thus, some types of pterosaurs would have existed in each type of habitat that existed at that time. Some environments would have included deserts, coastal floodplains, swamps, and somewhat dry woodlands.


Where is a dinosaurs natural habitat?

There were thousands of different species of dinosaurs, and different species lived in different places and habitats at different times. Dinosaurs lived on every continent between 250 and 65.5 million years ago. Some dinosaurs lived in the desert, such as Velociraptor, Protoceratops, and Coelophysis. Other dinosaurs lived on semi-arid plains that were covered in ferns and had scattered forests. Such dinosaurs include Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Dryosaurus, Allosaurus, and Stegosaurus. That type of habitat no longer exists, though, as it has been replaced by grasslands. Other dinosaurs lived in swamps, such as Spinosaurus, or on coastal floodplains, such as Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Corythosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus. There were even dinosaurs in Antarctica's polar forests, which were somewhat similar to the boreal forests of Canada today. These include Antarctosaurus, Antarctopelta, Cryolophosaurus, and Leaellynasaura.


What is a habitat of a griffin?

In Greek myth they lived in the Rhipaean mountains.


In oceans fish populations lived in schools that lived and feed in the same area. What type of population distribution do such fish have?

Clumped


Who lived in the Roman empire?

Romans! And any of the local populations that were not Roman citizens.


What is the original habitat for a beagle?

Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, so for all intents and purposes, their habitat is wherever a human makes it. However, if you are wondering where their habitat is in the same sense as "Where is a hamster's habitat" (which is also domesticated but can be traced to Syria), that is a complicated question. The reason we have different breeds with different characteristics is because they come from different places and their ancestors had to make different evolutionary adaptations due to those different environments. So the question should really be: What is this breed's original habitat?


How would a paleontologist know where a dinosaur lived?

By finding out what plants lived in it's environment /the climate of it's habitat.