ENV100Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nitrifying Bacteria, Oceanic Crust, Ecosystem Ecology
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Provisional statement that proses a possible explanation for a particular observed phenomenon: bad: etc. unfalsifiable (impossible to prove wrong, good: breeds, smart (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound, null: statement of (has) no effect -> h0. What you expect to happen if h is true: e. g. Adequate sample sizes, unbiased, achievable, some kind of comparison (control group, Fossils fossil records: give information about history of past life: earlier organisms were smaller and simpler, evolved, increased in # of species, size and complexity, mass extinctions early life forms, chemosynthetic, thermophilic bacteria, then photosynthetic cyanobacteria (blue/green algae) Geologic cycles (provide the physical foundation to support life) Determine soil chemistry and replenish soil nutrients, which influences the distribution of vegetation and ecosystems. Control the formation of mineral resources and fossil fuels. Influence the development of landscapes and mountain ranges, distribution of climate zones, oceanic and atmospheric circulation.
