The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is an area of hypoxic waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Its area varies in size, but ca
n cover up to 6,000-7,000 square miles. The zone occurs between the inner and mid-continental shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico, beginning at the Mississippi River delta and extending westward to the upper Texas coast. Thousands of farms are located along the Mississippi River and its tributaries and as water washes into the river after a heavy rain, it brings with it nutrients from fertilizers added to farmland. These materials flow downriver and eventually enter the Gulf of Mexico, where they create conditions for a dead zone: an area of low to no oxygen that results in the death of fish and other marine life. The Gulf of Mexico is a major source area for the seafood industry. The Gulf supplies 72% of U.S. harvested shrimp, 66% of harvested oysters, and 16% of commercial fish. Consequently, if the hypoxic zone continues or worsens, fishermen and coastal state economies will be greatly impacted. What can be done to minimize the Gulf dead zone? Choose ALL that could apply. A) Control of animal wastes so that they are not allowed to enter into waterways. B) Adjust the timing of fertilizer applications to limit runoff of excess nutrients from farmland. C) Monitor septic systems and sewage treatment facilities to reduce discharge of nutrients to surface water and groundwater. D) Restrict land use in the areas surrounding the Mississippi delta to exclude industrial sites. E) Counter the effects of fertilizers on algal growth in the Gulf with the use of chemical herbicides.
The 2% of the insects will begin to reproduce and grow their population exponentially and in time enable the population to recover. This is if the population is large enough to enable random mating. The 98% reduction in population drastically reduces competition for the remaining individuals hence giving them abundant resources for them to thrive.
Codon refers to nucleotide triplets of mRNA that serve to specify the amino acid sequence of proteins. There are total 64 genetic code that specify 20 standard amino acids found in proteins. All codon together make genetic code. For example: AUG is codon that specify amino acid "methionine". AUG codon also serve as initiation codon during initiation of protein synthesis.