The loss of a particular population from a given area (but not the entire species globally) is called ________

A) exposition
B) emigration
C) extirpation
D) extinction
E) extinguishment


Answer: C

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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A) population viability to increase B) other factors to be more important than latitude C) the number of species to increase D) the number of species to decrease E) the number of species to be maintained

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The ecliptic and zodiac are different names for the same thing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The most famous of the comets is the one carrying Edmund Halley's name, the man who calculated its orbit in 1682 and predicted its return to the inner solar system.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Whether a mutation is harmful or beneficial can only be judged in respect to the environment

a. True b. False

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