Use the Example of the California Sea Otter to Explain

question 29

Essay

Use the example of the California sea otter to explain why ecologists must study multiple hierarchical levels to understand most environmental problems.

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Definitions:

Muscles

Tissues in the body that have the ability to contract, enabling movement and force.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Severed

Cut off or separated, often used in context to describe a physical disconnection of part of the body or a division within relationships or connections.

Split Brain

Describes a condition resulting from the severance or lesion of the corpus callosum, leading to a disconnection between the two hemispheres of the brain.