The Case of Harlequin Frogs Is an Example of

question 153

Multiple Choice

The case of harlequin frogs is an example of

• A)slow changes that occur once a tipping point is reached.
• B)linear response in a system.
• C)powerful synergy between pathogen transmission and climate change.
• D)negative feedback.
• E)static equilibrium.

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

A transparent, smell-free gas that comes from burning carbon and compounds with carbon in them and is produced during respiration, which plants absorb in the photosynthesis process.

Preparatory Reaction

The phase in cellular respiration where pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA before entering the citric acid cycle.

Glycolysis

Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy and pyruvic acid as end products.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, coupled with the transfer of protons across a membrane, creating a gradient used to produce ATP.