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The hardwood hammocks in Florida’s panhandle have more of which of the following types of tree species:

Besides the presence or absence of pine trees, describe the difference between a dry prairie and a pine flatwood? (To help answer this question, think about the role natural processes play in keeping dry prairies treeless while allowing pine trees to grow in pine flatwoods) (3 points)

List 3 environmental challenges faced by dune vegetation and for each challenge describe a specific adaptation that dune plants have developed to meet it. (6 points)

When a specific muscle contracts, opposing muscles must relax to permit that movement.  This is called: 

White matter of the spinal cord is mainly

Reflexes bsed on synapses formed during development are _________ reflexes

Place the following events of a reflex arc in the correct order: 1) motor neuron activation, 2) sensory neuron activation, 3) sensory receptor activation, 4) information processing, 5) effector response

Besides the presence or absence of pine trees, describe the difference between a dry prairie and a pine flatwood? (To help answer this question, think about the role natural processes play in keeping dry prairies treeless while allowing pine trees to grow in pine flatwoods) (3 points)

List 3 environmental challenges faced by dune vegetation and for each challenge describe a specific adaptation that dune plants have developed to meet it. (6 points)

Both buttonwood and white mangrove are in the same plant family and thus share many of the same characteristics. Identify a feature for each species that can be used to differentiate between them in the field. There is more than one feature that can be used, if you know a second feature, then you can write it in for extra credit. (3 points each)