BIO120H1 Chapter 5: BIO120 Notes - The Economy of Nature Textbook 6th ed Chapter 5

The biome concept emphasizes the relationships among various growth-forms of plants and their physical environments. However, two other important factors influence the distributions of species. What are these? Provide a brief example of why each of these additional factors must be taken into account.

Human Population Growth and Environmental Stability:

a) How does population size affect the resources used by a country?

b) How does population size affect other environmental conditions?

c) Are there other factors besides population size that can have an impact on resource consumption and environmental conditions in a country?

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Most animals with backbones, vertebrates, have a similar body plan: skull, ribs, two pairs of limbs, tail. What does this suggest about vertebrates?