BIO 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nonlinear System, Catastrophe Theory, Positive Element

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

Analogy: structural or behavioural similarity in terms of functions between unrelated species or organisms but do not share a common ancestral or developmental origin. They are an important factor in determining the ph of the blood and the concentration of bicarbonate ions is regulated by the kidney. Levels in the blood are an index of the alkali reserve or buffering capacity. Biogeography: science that attempts to describe the changing distributions and geographic patterns of living and fossil species of plants and animals. It is also concerned with the factors responsible for the variations in distributions. It therefore wants to answer questions as to where do species occur, how the species got to be where they are, and where are the greatest concentrations. It also tries to explain in part the causes of biodiversity. A salt of carbonic acid: the ion co3=