BIOL 2903 Lecture 1: BIOL 2903 - Lecture 1

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 2903
• Professor: Michael Runtz

Document Summary

Biol (cid:1006)9(cid:1004)(cid:1007) lecture (cid:1005: black capped chickadee that is leucistic genetic defect where they can produce dark colouration but not transport it around to feathers as they go, theme on course is animals. Ontario has the only lizard in eastern ontario: the 5-lined skink. Large bodies of water (great lakes) and large areas of land: prof"s list, 1. ) Size (ontario >1 million km2: ontario is a very large province, generally, the smaller the area, the smaller the biodiversity, however small area in the tropics would have larger biodiversity than ontario, 2. ) As rocks break down, minerals are liberated and plants can get at them. Rocks also affect the ph of the soil which is important because some soils are highly acidic and only certain plants can survive in acidic conditions. Also, some soils are high in ph and only certain plants can survive when high levels of calcium: abiotic = non-living, ex. In july 10oc difference between southern and northern.