Duckweed Hypothesis

Their weight ranges from 2 oz. to 4 oz. As often seeing in other species the difference in size between male and female individuals is related to the additional energy consumption related to breeding behavior. Evolution Classification Class: Amphibia Anura+Eleutherodactylidae + Eleutherodactylus + Eleutherodactylus coqui Development from larval state to froglets take place inside the egg. Unlike other frog were they go thru a free-living tadpole stage, the Puerto Rican Frog is bypassed during development, allowing for the eggs to be laid in dry areas without the needs for standing water.

Without sharks, there would be an increase in several other carnivores, leading to a vast decrease in the amount of shellfish and other herbivores in the sea, which can be detrimental to local fisheries. Fishermen hunt sharks in order to sell their meat for money, however, those sharks are crucial to the survival of other desirable marine life such as shellfish, which fishermen also fish. So these fishermen are putting their own businesses at risk because once sharks are gone, everything is

However the expected lifespan of one is about 15 years. If the largemouth bass is in captivity, they usually get to be about 11 years old. (Boschung, et al., 2004) They usually prefer to live in shallow that is no deeper than three meters. Although sometimes you may find some of them living in the deeper part of the water. The largemouth bass have the ability to hide from their prey and provide protection against their predators through the process of abundant vegetation.

Eggs are attached to vegetation or may lie idle at the bottom of a pond and may deposit in masses of 300 to 800 eggs. Within a week tadpoles will start to emerge and tadpoles may develop for one year, transforming upon reaching a size of around 2-3 inches. Sources: Conant, R and J.T. Collins. 1998.

Introduction For plant reproduction to be effective, the parent plant must disperse seeds where the seed can get enough nutrients to become a mature adult plant and continue the cycle. If the parent plant can not disperse seeds away from the original source of the seed (the plant) then the seed will not stand a chance against the parent plant, in the competition for water and sunlight. Depending on the species of the parent plant, the plant may disperse seeds in one of many ways: wind dispersal, water dispersal, explosion, and animal dispersal. Water Dispersal Water dispersal is useful for plants that grow in or near water. Most of these plants, such as the Foxglove and the Harebells, have small seeds that are light enough to float on top of the water.

Their food supply is newly hatched brine shrimp. • Day 7-8: We can see how the larvae develop over time and are able to feed only the live baby brine shrimp. • Day 9: The eggs are hatching. They all are male. Some change to female under certain conditions however once female, they can’t change back.

Fish can reach marketable size of 3 kg in 12–15 months. California yellowtail, Seriola lalandi proved to be a suitable candidate for marine aquaculture. Because the juveniles of California yellowtail are not easily available from the wild, hatchery produced juveniles are produced for aquaculture projects whereas the largest operations do exist in Australia. Aquaculture initiatives have been attempted in cages and land-based systems in New Zealand supported by hatchery-produced fingerlings. Japan is the key importer and consumer of California yellowtail whereas the species is also cultured and consumed as

However, all bioluminescence are utilized for similar reasons as it allows marine species to communicate, attract prey and mate at the depths of the ocean. The way for marine creatures to control the luminescent light is by the density of the bacterial population to form colonies. When a certain density of bacteria is reached, this cause the luminescent light produced. If creatures want to shut down the luminescent light, bacteria will be released out. However, the density of the bacterial populations is influenced by the oxygen and nutrient provided by the host that can result in slower growth rates if oxygen and nutrient levels are not maintained.

Barnacle aquaculture: Based upon the field studies and laboratory cultures, informations have been gathered on the reproductive cycle and larval development of goose barnacles (Molares,Tilves & Pascual1994; Cruz & Hawkins1998; Cruz & Arau¤ jo1999). The results are promising for the acorn barnacles especially A.psittacus and M.azoricus. Culture technologies have been developed in Southern Chile (42˚S) for A.psittacus and efforts have been taken to design and produce artificial collectors for obtaining natural seed and growth technologies for adults in suspended systems and land based tanks. Systems used for the ‘fattening’ phase showed the growth of individuals that signifies with a 15 fold increase in biomass over a period of 18 months. The

If we run out of fish they can become extinct. It can also cause the predators that eat fish to die out because of lack of food. When they die out the ones that eat them will die out. It just keeps going. As to being able to protect them we should take more concern about it.

Natural Selection Introduction: Natural Selection is the ability to survive and reproduce in a given environment. It is known due to evolution that has occurred over time and how mutation, migration, and genetic drift have changed. There is a variation in traits in animals, for example some birds have bigger beaks that can be used to feed on worms and bugs that are way underneath the river and lakes. Also there is a differential reproduction that occurs because not all animals can reproduce the same amount and there is a limit that the environment can support over time. Some bugs due to their color can be an easy target for birds to eat and makes it harder for them to keep reproducing the same trait.

If the Sea continued to recede, and the fish populations would plummet, then the migratory birds would be directly affected. The new plan to build ponds and increase wetland acre around the Sea would ensure that the fish have lower salinity water to breed and to live in; thusly, guaranteeing enough food for fish-eating birds and also habitat for other migratory or endangered birds and endangered fish

Brine shrimp is food to baby fish, birds, and more. However, it isn’t a threat for brine shrimp because brine shrimp can reproduce quickly. Brine shrimp shrimp are used as fish food in aquariums for the baby fish. The birds use brine shrimp as protein for their long flights. Brine shrimp feed on algae, yeast, and bacteria which are microscopic organisms.

Duckweed needs oxygen in order to grow, and since there was no oxygen constantly added to the containers they turned anaerobic resulting in death (“Growing Duckweed,” 2015). The duckweed might have also died due to the lack of surface area they had in the containers, since the more surface area there is the more duckweed grows. Duckweed only need a few inches of water to grow, but need as much space possible in order to spread out and grow (“Growing Duckweed,” 2015). All three duckweed containers were narrow, causing the duckweed to crowd around each other and not be able to spread out.