The Body Shop is the name of a very popular and successful cosmetics and personal care chain of stores located in the United States and abroad
The founder of this store sought out natural remedies known by native peoples in developing countries, and does not use animal testing. She not only paid the natives for the recipes to the remedies, she employed them in production of the items for sale. How is this enterprise helpful to the preservation of wild species?
What will be an ideal response
A key aspect of reducing species extinction is to alleviate poverty of native people who harvest sensitive species from natural areas simply for their own survival. Employing people from developing countries in sustainable industries so they can have enough money to support their families is an important step in this process.
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A. absorbing them. B. destroying them. C. slowing their speeds. D. deflecting them.
With the Sun and Moon in this position, the side of the Earth facing the Moon experiences
A) a normal high tide.
B) a normal low tide.
C) a spring tide.
D) a neap tide.
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A) Trawl nets B) Drift nets C) Purse seines D) Gill nets
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A. smaller than primary minerals, because they have undergone fairly intense chemical weathering processes compared to primary minerals. B. larger than primary minerals, because they are fairly resistant to physical weathering processes compared to primary minerals. C. larger than primary minerals, because they are fairly resistant to chemical weathering processes compared to primary minerals. D. smaller than primary minerals, because they have undergone fairly intense physical weathering processes compared to primary minerals.