Both the northern coniferous forest and the temperate rain forest are dominated by evergreen vegetation. What are the reasons in each biome?
What will be an ideal response?
In the northern coniferous forest, the growing season is very short, and the few months of warm weather are too short to allow trees the luxury of regrowing leaves in the spring. The abundance of water in the temperate rain forest during winter months means that trees do not need to shed their leaves.
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A. These agents are actually toxic to normal cells that are not actively dividing. B. These agents are toxic to cancer cells because they are actively dividing to form a tumor, whereas normal cells are not dividing or are dividing slowly. C. Many cancer drugs destroy telomeres, making the cancer cell mortal. D. These agents are toxic to cancer cells that are not actively dividing. E. None of the explanations given is true.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The figure below shows five water molecules. The hydrogen bonds shown in this figure are each between
A) two hydrogen atoms.
B) an oxygen and a hydrogen atom of the same water molecule.
C) an oxygen and a hydrogen atom of different water molecules.
D) two atoms with the same charge.