Why Is It Difficult or Impossible for Ecologists to Study

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Essay

Why is it difficult or impossible for ecologists to study the biosphere as a whole? Why is it useful to break down the biosphere into sections such as ecosystems,communities,and populations?

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Definitions:

Spider Monkeys

A type of New World monkey known for its agility and long limbs, adapted for a life spent primarily in the trees.

Plasticity

Body’s potential for physical or chemical change; enhances its adaptability to environmental change and its ability to compensate for injury. In the brain and nervous system, this potential is called neuroplasticity.

Nutrition

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Materialism

A philosophical belief that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes can be explained as manifestations or results of matter.