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What is the term for pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes?
What is the term for pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes?
- Degradable pollutants
- Toxic pollutants
- Biodegradable pollutants (correct)
- Nondegradable pollutants
Which term refers to the number and variety of species living in a specific area?
Which term refers to the number and variety of species living in a specific area?
- Extinction
- Biodiversity (correct)
- Pollution
- Sustainability
What does sustainability refer to?
What does sustainability refer to?
- The condition where human needs are met indefinitely (correct)
- The process of pollution control
- The condition where human needs are not met
- The process of rapid population growth
In which countries do we commonly find diverse industrial economies and strong social support systems?
In which countries do we commonly find diverse industrial economies and strong social support systems?
What is the law that states the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more valuable it becomes?
What is the law that states the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more valuable it becomes?
What method do scientists worldwide use to identify and answer questions?
What method do scientists worldwide use to identify and answer questions?
What is the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and rises into the atmosphere as water vapor?
What is the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and rises into the atmosphere as water vapor?
Which term refers to the transfer of heat by air currents?
Which term refers to the transfer of heat by air currents?
What is the continual process of warm air rising and cool air sinking that moves air in a circular motion?
What is the continual process of warm air rising and cool air sinking that moves air in a circular motion?
Which term refers to the removal and transport of surface material?
Which term refers to the removal and transport of surface material?
What is the group of individuals or events selected to represent the population?
What is the group of individuals or events selected to represent the population?
Which term refers to all the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time?
Which term refers to all the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time?
What is the primary layer of the rain forest called?
What is the primary layer of the rain forest called?
Which forest type has trees that drop their broad, flat leaves each fall?
Which forest type has trees that drop their broad, flat leaves each fall?
What is the role of Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in ecosystems?
What is the role of Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in ecosystems?
Which biome is located in a belt around the Earth near the equator?
Which biome is located in a belt around the Earth near the equator?
What is Latitude a measure of?
What is Latitude a measure of?
In which layer of the rain forest do the tallest trees grow?
In which layer of the rain forest do the tallest trees grow?
What is the defining characteristic of a temperate grassland biome?
What is the defining characteristic of a temperate grassland biome?
Which biome is characterized by receiving less than 25 cm of precipitation annually?
Which biome is characterized by receiving less than 25 cm of precipitation annually?
What type of organisms are plankton?
What type of organisms are plankton?
Where do benthic organisms primarily reside?
Where do benthic organisms primarily reside?
What do freshwater wetlands consist of?
What do freshwater wetlands consist of?
What defines an estuary?
What defines an estuary?
What is the term for the movement of individuals between areas?
What is the term for the movement of individuals between areas?
Which term refers to the movement into an area?
Which term refers to the movement into an area?
What does biodiversity refer to?
What does biodiversity refer to?
Which term describes the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes within and between ecosystems?
Which term describes the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes within and between ecosystems?
What does a gene code for?
What does a gene code for?
Which term refers to the basic facilities and services that support a community?
Which term refers to the basic facilities and services that support a community?
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