Ques:Answer the following question given this paragraph: frequent algal blooms d. little or no vegetation 12. Which of the following is an example of a weather event? a. The hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. The amount of atmospheric CO2 has steadily increased during the last century. A windstorm blew down trees in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota on July 4, 1999. Deserts are generally dry ecosystems having very little rainfall. Which of the following natural forces is responsible for the release of carbon dioxide and other atmospheric gases? a. the Milankovitch cycles b. volcanoes c. solar intensity d. burning of fossil fuels. Q: Deserts are generally dry ecosystems having very little what? Choices: - heat - snowfall - mountains - rainfall A:

Ans:rainfall
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Ques:Answer the following question given this paragraph: Prokaryotes include Bacteria and Archaea. An individual prokaryote consists of a single cell without a nucleus. Q: What are bacteria and archaea examples of? Choices: - fungi - plants - eukaryotes - prokaryotes A:

Ans:prokaryotes
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Ques:Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: What evolutionary concept characterizes a species by body shape and other structural features? Choices: - geologic species concept - spontaneous evolution theory - primary speciation - morphological species concept A:

Ans:morphological species concept
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Ques:Answer the following question given this paragraph: Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of 4.0 cm/year. (a) What distance does it move in 1 s at this speed? (b) What is its speed in kilometers per million years? 10. (a) Refer to Table 1.3 to determine the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Then calculate the average speed of the Earth in its orbit in kilometers per second. (b) What is this in meters per second?. Q: What are the large segments of the earth's crust that ordinarily move very slowly? Choices: - ocean plates - lava plates - distinct plates - tectonic plates A:

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tectonic plates
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