ES101 Chapter 6-10,26,27: Final Exam Textbook Readings
8 Dec 2015
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What is extinction? a species becomes extinct when its populations cant adapt to changing environmental conditions. Genetic engineering= transplanting genes from one species to the dna of other species gmo genetically modi ed organisms. Result of the atmospheric conditions in a particular area over short time periods and is produced mostly by interacting air masses. Area"s short term atmospheric conditions-typically over hours or days. Examples of atmospheric conditions include: temperature, pressure, moisture content, precipitation, sunshine, Weather is affected by up and down movements of masses of air w/ high and low atmospheric pressure. Air pressure results from zillions of tiny molecules of gases in atmosphere zipping around at incredible speeds and. Air mass w/ high pressure called a high, contains cool dense air that descends towards earth"s surface and. Air mass w/ low pressure called a low, produces cloudy and sometimes stormy weather. b/c of its low pressure and.
