Factors that make an ecosystem stable

Most of the fossils found in virginia are in the coastal plain, valley, ridge, and appalachian plateau regions, best suggesting that these geographic provinces a) were once covered by seawater. b) are the oldest parts of virginia. c) have a great deal of karst topography. d) have large amounts of sedimentary rock.

The us council on environmental quality, the world wildlife fund of the united states, the ecological society of america, the smithsonian institution, and the international union for the conservation of nature have proposed four principles of wildlife conservation. which of the following does not apply to wildlife conservation? a) continuous monitoring, analysis, and assessment b) ecosystem maintenance that includes wildlife c) a plan encompassing entire communities of organisms and all renewable resources d) a continued interest in harvesting populations for sport

In 1994, telomerase activity was discovered in human cancer cell lines. although telomerase activity is rarely present in human somatic tissue, this discovery indicated that humans do contain the genes for telomerase proteins and telomerase rna. since inappropriate activation of telomerase may contribute to cancer, why do you think the genes coding for this enzyme have been maintained in the human genome throughout evolution?