The following table shows the survival and fecundity of a fl…
The following table shows the survival and fecundity of a flowering plant. Age in Years (x) N Survival Rate (sx) Survivors Fecundity (bx) New individuals 1 35 0.1 0 2 28 0.8 0 3 100 0.8 3 4 55 0.8 10 5 20 0 20 How many individuals will there be the following year?
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The larvae of a carnivorous species of salamander inhabit ponds. When the pond contains few larvae, they mostly eat small invertebrates and have a high survival rate. When there are many salamander larvae in a pond, the larvae will also cannibalize each other and have a low survival rate. This is an example of
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Botryococcus braunii is a microalgae species of great importance for making algal biofuels, because the cells accumulate lipids internally. These lipids can be extracted (containing < 1% FFA) and converted to biodiesel using the transesterification process. Consider the cultivation of this microalgae in large open ponds. Outline and explain the series of processing steps that you might implement to produce ASTM standard biodiesel from the pond water containing this microalga.
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