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| In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? | Kenya
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| using scientific information form chemistry and biology to devise a p;an to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes | environmental science
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| all of the following issues involve environmental science except | asking people questions about the cost of various resources
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| the fact that usefual man-made substances can cause unforeseen damage is illustrated by | all of the above
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| which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population | canada
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| an ecological footprint is the | amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person
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| compared to developing nations developed nations have | greater personal wealth
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| which of the followinf is a developing nation | ethiopia
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| a resident of -------- is likely to leave the largest evological footprint | the united states
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| the term biodiversity refers to | the number and variety of species living on earth
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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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| which step in the experimental method are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight | observing
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| a model of a dinosaur is an example of a ----- model | physical
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| befor you can make a decisison using a decision-making model what step must you take | all of the above
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| what essential characteristic does a good experiment have | both b and c
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| the group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the | control group
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| ------ is a testable explanation for observation | hypothesis
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| ----- is a flow chart | mathematical model
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| ----- includes maps and charts | graphical model
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| which of the following is not one of the compositional layers of earth | mesosphere
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| ozone is a molecule made up of | 3 oxygen atoms
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| the most abundant gas in earth's atmosphere is | nitrogennitrogen
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| a fault is a break in the earth's | crust
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| how did the himalaya mountains form | convection
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| the boundary between warm and cold water in an ocean or lake is | thermocline
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| volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are | both a and c
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| deep currents flow along the | ocean floor
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| the richter scale best describes the | magnitude of an earthquake
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| the ozone layer is located in the | statosphere
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| change in the genetic characteristics in a population form one generation to the next | evolution
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| many angiosperms depend on animals for | pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds
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| which of the following are vertebrates | frogs
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| which invertebrates are generally small alowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies | insects
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| archaebacteria and eubacteria are | 2 kingdoms
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| which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem | water
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| a desert ecosystem contains | all of the above
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| bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have | all of the above
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| single-celled organisms whti cell walls but no nuclei are | bacteria
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| the place that contains everything an organism needs is its | habitat
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| which of the following are photosynthetic organisms | freshwater algae
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| change in the genetic characteristics in a population form one generation to the next | evolution
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| many angiosperms depend on animals for | pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds
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| which of the following are vertebrates | frogs
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| which invertebrates are generally small alowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies | insects
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| archaebacteria and eubacteria are | 2 kingdoms
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| which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem | water
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| a desert ecosystem contains | all of the above
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| bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have | all of the above
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| single-celled organisms whti cell walls but no nuclei are | bacteria
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| the place that contains everything an organism needs is its | habitat
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| which of the following are photosynthetic organisms | freshwater algae
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| consumers are organisms that | get solar or other energy indirectly
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| which kind of organism obtains energy only from producers | herbivores
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| what term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are passible in an ecosystem | food web
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| which of the following statements is not correct | consumers get their energy directly from the sun
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| which of the following does not contain carbon from the bodies of plants and animals that died millions of years ago | phosphate salts
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| what type of succession occurs after a natural process such as a volcanic eruption or flood | secondary succession
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| which gas makes up 78 percent of our atmosphere but can be used by plants only when transformed by bacteria first | nitrogen
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| which organism is likely tobe in the bottom trophic level of a food chain | algae
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| the first organisms to colonize any newly available area are known as------- |
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| the main factor that determines what type of plants grow in abiome is | temperature and precipitation
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| tropical rain forests are threatend by | deforestation and the trade of forest plants and animals
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| if you visited a sacanna you would likely see | large herds of grazing andimals such as rhinos gazedlles and giraffes
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| which of the following is located primarilyin costal areas that have mediterranean-style climates whti warm dry summers and mild wet winters | chaparral
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| the deforestation of the rain forests may cause climate changes which in turn may affect | flooding
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| the tundra | has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath that top soil
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| which of the following adaptations are used by animals of the arctic tundra | rodents burrow underground for winter protection
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| biomes | are usally described by their vegetation
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| animals that live in the desert | are usually nocturnal
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| estivating is | sleeping through the dry season and burying in the ground
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