21. If you wanted to save a species from extinction, would it be better to prese

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21. If you wanted to save a species from extinction, would it be better to preserve a small population or a large population? Explain. 22. Let's say a plant occupies an area with optimum soil fertility, optimum light availability, optimum water availability, but only grows between April and October. What is probably the limiting factor in this case? 23. Indicate a simple experiment you could do to test your hypotheses regarding the last question: 24. "Optimum" refers to the level of an environmental factor that permits minimum growth. True or False. 25. In class, we focused on physical environmental factors as potentially stimulating or limiting the growth of organisms. However, we mentioned examples where the presence or growth of one type of organism might be expected to enhance or limit the growth of another type of organism. What would be an example of one type of organism enhancing the growth of another organism? 26. What would be an example of one type of organism limiting the growth of another organism? 27. What biome is Felician College located in, and how is this determined (consider on what basis biomes are classified)? 28. Not far from the college are marshes such as the meadowlands where the soil is too wet to allow the growth of upland trees and other plants we see around campus. Would the meadowlands be considered another biome or another ecosystem within the same biome as the college? Explain 29. It was noted that excess water can kill plants. If water is not toxic, and if all require water, then how can excess waterkilplants? What is cull iling plants?

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Q32) Transpiration:- b) evopration from plant leaves.

Q33) Three things that can happen to precipation when it lands on soil are Storage, Infiltration and Runoff.

Q34) e) All of the above.

39) a) True:- it is possible to manage the use of soil or ground water as renewable resources.

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