What is a MBE? Minority group members are United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American. Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51% owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly-owned business, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals i.e. the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority group members. Definition.
On the sea side, Mr Werdell was struck by âthis hugely productive bloom of biologyâ that exploded in the Pacific along the equator from 1997 to 1998, when a water-warming El Nino event merged into cooling La Nina. This algae bloom is evident by a line of bright green.
Role of Plants in the Ecosystem. Organisms are grouped into producers or consumers. Ecosystems study the flow of energy through it. Energy from sun usually enters the ecosystem through the plants or producers. Producers convert energy from the environment into sugar or glucose. Plants are the most important producers; plants use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into glucose (or other sugars). Algae and cyanobacteria are producers, like plants that produce food through photosynthesis. Bacteria living around deep-sea vents are the other producers.