Answer the following question given this paragraph: Ecosystems are complex with many interacting parts. They are routinely exposed to various disturbances, or changes in the environment that effect their compositions: yearly variations in rainfall and temperature and the slower processes of plant growth, which may take several years. Many of these disturbances are a result of natural processes. For example, when lightning causes a forest fire and destroys part of a forest ecosystem, the ground is eventually populated by grasses, then by bushes and shrubs, and later by mature trees, restoring the forest to its former state. The impact of environmental disturbances caused by human activities is as important as the changes wrought by natural processes. Human agricultural practices, air pollution, acid rain, global deforestation, overfishing, eutrophication, oil spills, and illegal dumping on land and into the ocean are all issues of concern to conservationists. Equilibrium is the steady state of an ecosystem where all organisms are in balance with their environment and with each other. In ecology, two parameters are used to measure changes in ecosystems: resistance and resilience. The ability of an ecosystem to remain at equilibrium in spite of disturbances is called resistance. The speed at which an ecosystem recovers equilibrium after being disturbed, called its resilience. Ecosystem resistance and resilience are especially important when considering human impact. The nature of an ecosystem may change to such a degree that it can lose its resilience entirely. This process can lead to the complete destruction or irreversible altering of the ecosystem. Q: The two parameters used to measure changes in ecosystems are resistance and what related factor? Choices: - strength - acceptability - variation - resilience A:
resilience
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Volcanoes rise where magma forms underground. Volcanoes are found at convergent plate boundaries and at hotspots. Volcanic activity is found at divergent plate boundaries. The map in Figure below shows where volcanoes are located. Q: When this forms underground, volcanoes rise? Choices: - pumice - soil - CO2 - magma A:
magma
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: This equation shows that momentum is directly related to both mass and velocity. An object has greater momentum if it has greater mass, greater velocity, or both. For example, a bowling ball has greater momentum than a softball when both are moving at the same velocity because the bowling ball has greater mass. However, a softball moving at a very high velocity say, 100 miles an hour would have greater momentum than a slow-rolling bowling ball. If an object isn't moving at all, it has no momentum. That's because its velocity is zero, and zero times anything is zero. Q: Momentum is directly related to both mass and? Choices: - mass - intensity - speed - velocity A:
A: velocity
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The stars that make up a constellation appear close to each other from Earth. In reality, they may be very distant from one another. Constellations were important to people, like the Ancient Greeks. People who spent a lot of time outdoors at night, like shepherds, named the constellations. They told stories about them. Pictured below is one of the most easily recognized constellations ( Figure below ). The ancient Greeks thought this group of stars looked like a hunter. They named it Orion, after a great hunter in Greek mythology. Q: What do you call the patterns and groups of stars in the sky that ancient people observed and made stories about? Choices: - planets - meteors - asteroid fields - constellations A:
Answer: constellations
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Sperm are male gametes , or reproductive cells. When a male gamete meets a female gamete, they can form a new organism. Sperm form when certain cells in the male reproductive system divide by meiosis , resulting in cells with half the amount of DNA as a regular "body" cell. More precisely, sperm cells are haploid sex cells, having one set of chromosomes. Regular body cells are diploid, having two set of chromosomes. As there are 46 chromosomes in a diploid human cell, how many are in a human sperm cell?. Q: How many chromosomes are in a diploid human cell? Choices: - 46.63 chromosomes - 41 - 47 - 46 chromosomes A:
**Answer**
46 chromosomes
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The skeleton supports the body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, and maintains mineral homeostasis. Q: What structure supports the body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, and maintains mineral homeostasis? Choices: - fossil - skin - cuticle - skeleton A:
A: skeleton