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How can we know climate of the past? Correct Answer ice cores and sedimentary rocks Louis Agazzis Correct Answer created glaciation hypothesis after studying glacial erratics and striations Glacial erratics Correct Answer enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers Glaciation hypothesis Correct Answer over time climate can change and during cold periods glaciers move down and during warm periods they retreat HMS challenger Correct Answer a ship that took a voyage to study...

Deforestation Endangered Species Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:02 / 0:15 Full screen Forest Fires Garbage Islands Invasive Species Types of Erosion What makes an environmentally sustainable society? What are the 3 spheres of sustainability? For an environment to be sustainable, there needs to be a balance of societal, economical, and environmental benifets. Society- People Econ...

Test Bank for Earth Science 14th Edition By Tarbuck Complete All Chapters 1- 14, Newest Version. Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science 1) What are the basic differences between the disciplines of physical and historical geology? A) Physical geology is the study of fossils and sequences of rock strata; historical geology is the study of how rocks and minerals were used in the past. B) Historical geology involves the study of rock strata, fossils, and geologic events, utilizing the geologic time...

Not very many proteins in the eukaryotic cytoplasmic membrane. Where did they go? - Answer-They are still in the membrane and they are still busy, but most of the proteins went to the mitochondrial membrane in eukaryotes. Cellulose and Chitin - Answer-Use specific b-1,4-glycosidic bonds between sugars provides strength and rigidity. In algae Fungi - Cell Wall - Answer-You have a NAG in chitin for cell walls in fungi. The cell wall is all NAGs Cytoskeleton Function - Answer-Involved in intr...

d) Geosphere - correct answer Which of the four spheres of Earth is the most extensive? a) Bioshere b) Hydrosphere c) Atmosphere d) Geosphere c) Uniformitarianism - correct answer The Principle of ________ states that the physical, chemical, and biological processes at work shaping the Earth today have also operated in the geologic past. a) Catastrophism b) Creationism c) Uniformitarianis...

The Water Cycle And Water Insecurity Exam Style Questions And Answers Describe how deforestation is affecting the Amazon basin - The amount of water  returning to the atmosphere by evapotranspiration is greatly reduced — from  75% to 25% of intercepted water. More precipitation enters the river by runoff.  Overland flow increases the amount of soil erosion. Huge quantities of soil are  entering the rivers and causing extensive silting. Mudslides are increasing in  frequency and sc...

A chemoautotroph gets its energy from - chemical reactions and its carbon from its environment Abnormal forms of protein molecules called prions have one of the characteristics of living things in that they - actively respond to external changes According to Kepler's Second Law of planetary motion, a planet moves fastest in its orbit when it is - at perihelion According to the nebular theory for the formation of the solar system - planets should be rotating in the same direction as they o...

Insects dwell in almost every habitat on earth, excluding _______ - ANSWER-oceans Around ______ of insects are harmless or beneficial - ANSWER-99% List the three classes of beneficial insects - ANSWER-1. Pollinators 2. Natural enemies 3. Decomposers Define Pest - ANSWER-an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. What kind of pests are termites - ANSWER-In nature they are beneficials because they function...

BIO 182 Exam 2 Sthultz verified questions and answers correct and graded A+BIO 182 Exam 2 Sthultz verified questions and answers correct and graded A+ What is systematics? - correct answers-Study of biological diversity and the evolutionary relationships among organisms, both extinct and modern What is Taxonomy? - correct answers-Science of describing, naming, and classifying living and extinct organisms and viruses What are the 8 categories of taxonomic hierarchy (in order from species u...

Earth Science Semester 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers List and briefly describe the sciences that collectively make up Earth science. - Answer-Geology - this is the study of the solid Earth. Physical geology examines the materials that comprise the Earth and historical geology aims to understand the origins and development of the planet. Oceanography - examines the composition and dynamics of the world's oceans. It also involves the study of coastal processes and seafloor to...