Answer each question in details

Assignment

1. Solar radiation is said to drive the Earth’s climate. Why? (3 marks)
2. Explain, using at least one example, how microclimates affect your ecology (i.e., the ecology of an individual human!). (3 marks)
3. Describe the relationship between soil texture and porosity. How do these two soil characteristics influence ecosystem characteristics? (6 marks)
4. A plant is growing in an arid environment. What are the benefits of that individual plant opening its stomata? What are the costs associated with it opening its stomata? (8 marks)
5. My black, heavy-coated dog is sitting on the grass in the sun on a hot day, panting. Describe the various ways in which she is gaining and losing heat (being careful to use the correct terminology). (10 marks)