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| The ____was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution. | Overhunting of large animals
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| In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? | Kenya
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| Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern? | Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen.
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| The Tradegy of the Commons describes the conflict between | Individuals and society
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| Sunlight,air,forest,minerals,and water are all | natural resources
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| The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the environment is called | pollution
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| Copper ore, petroleum, and diamonds are all | nonrewnable
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| Residents of developed countries consume____percent of the world's resources. | 20
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| When the last member of a species dies, ____is said to have occured. | extinction
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| A_____pollutant is harmful material that cannot be broken down by natural processes. | biodegradable
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| High fossil fuel consumption,low population growth rates, and high life expectancy are all characteristics of ____countries | deveolped
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| In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the | variable
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| The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called | Statistics
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| A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ____model. | Physical
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| The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of | mean
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| The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of | risk
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| The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the | control group
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| The first in the decision making model is to | gather information
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| The chance that an event will happen is known as | probability
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| Principles or standards we consider important are known as | values
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| In statistics, the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the | sample
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| Ozone is a molecule made up of | 3 oxygen atoms
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| The most abundent gas in Earths atmospere is | nitrogen
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| a fault is a break in the earths | crust
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| How did the Himalaya Mountains form | colliding tectonic plates
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| The boundary between warm and cold water in an ocean or lake is | thermocline
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| Deep curents flow along the | ocean floor
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| Earth is mostly | a closed system
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| The ozone layer is located in the | stratosphere
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| A volcano is a mountain built from | magma
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| The transfer of energy through space is | radiation
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| Change in the genetic characterisitics in a population from one generation to the next | evolution
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| Trait unintentionally selected by humans | resistance
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| Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control | Natural selection
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| Trait that increases an organisms chance of survival | adaption
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| process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans | artificial selection
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| Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of | particular traits
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| The place that contains everything an organism needs is its | habitat
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| A desert ecosystem contains | air, living things, and sand
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| Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are | bacteria
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| which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use ebergy from the sun to make food | protists and plants
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