Drawing water from the soil by plant roots is known as

A) transpiration.
B) evaporation.
C) condensation.
D) infiltration.


Answer: A

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A. the preparers, often affiliated with the agency proposing the action, may not be completely objective. B. the law requires that cost-benefit analysis be excluded from an environmental impact statement. C. the tendency is toward very short statements that fail to provide much information to the public. D. All of the choices are correct.

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The most important agents of metamorphism according to your text is

A) heat B) confining pressure C) chemically active fluids D) differential stress.

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In which horizon is subsoil located?

A) B B) E C) O D) A E) C

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The _____________ provides paleontologists with a unique look at the soft-bodied organisms

that thrived in the Middle Cambrian. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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