Biodiversity Complete the following paragraph to describe why biodiversity is important. Responses may be used more than once.
a. tropical rain forests
b. human
c. ecosystem
d. positive
e. coral leafs
f. species
g. negative
h. biodiversity
i. extinction
j. 8.7 million
k. 300 million
l. temperate deciduous
j. 2.3 million
1. One of the most important bioethical issues facing us today is the issue of or a loss there of
2. Defined as variation of life on Earth is the number and relative abundance of different .
3. It is estimated that there are as many as species in the world though as few as have actually been identified.
4. As the human population grows and demands more resources, isthreatened.
5. Human activities contribute to habitat loss, especially in the world's coral reefs and tropical rain forests. As a result, some organisms face or the death of their species
6. The growth of the population has destroyed up 25% of and threatened another 30% statistics are similar for .
7. Humans also face consequences in that we are dependent on the ecosystem we are destroying for everything from food to raw material.

Match the descriptions / definitions with the term they best describe 1. three dimensional relationship of the different polypeptide chains in a multisubunit protein or protein complex 2. common folding pattern in proteins in which a linear sequence of amino acids folds into a right-handed coil stabilized by internal hydrogen-bonding between polypeptide backbone atoms. 3. the amino acid sequence of a protein 4. a region on the surface of a protein that can interact with another molecule through noncovalent bonding. 5. three-dimensional arrangement of alpha-helices and beta-sheets within a single polypeptide, typically stabilized by a variety of noncovalent bonds, including ionic and hydrogen bonds, and nonpolar interactions / hydrophobic force. 6. the chain of repeating carbon and nitrogen atoms, linked by peptide bonds, in a protein. 7. common structural motif in proteins in which different sections of the polypeptide chain run alongside each other and are joined together by hydrogen bonding between atoms of the polypeptide backbone. 8. portion of a polypeptide chain that has a discrete tertiary structure of its own and can often fold independently of the rest of the chain 9. regular local folding patterns in a protein, including alpha-helix and beta-sheet a. primary structure b. beta-sheet c. protein d. coiled-coil e. polypeptide backbone f. secondary structure g. side chain h. tertiary structure i. binding site j. alpha-helix k. quaternary structure l. protein domain

Drag each tile to the correct box. match the given symbol or molecular formula to the term that best describes it. element -organic compound -inorganic elemental molecule -inorganic compound -answers given: so2, k, ci2, c6h6

Agenus is a taxonomic grouping that identifies a collection of species. when a scientist discovers a new species, how is this species assigned to a genus