Which of the following purchases land and preserves it for ecosystems?
a. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
b. The Endangered Species Act
c. The Nature Conservancy
d. The Kyoto Protocol
c. The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy purchases land and preserves it for ecosystems.
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In horsetails, lycophytes, and whisk ferns, ____
a. spores give rise to gametophytes b. the main plant body is a gametophyte c. the sporophyte bears sperm- and egg-producing organs d. the gametophyte is the dominant stage in the life cycle e. the gametophyte produces spores
Which of the following types of waste can NOT be used as an alternative energy resource?
A. methane gas from landfills B. plant and animal processing wastes C. municipal solid waste D. animal manure/dung E. All of the above are types of waste that can be used as alternative energy resources.
The portion of the enzyme that binds with the substrate is the _____.
a) stroma b) active site c) channel d) thylakoid membrane
On the back of your skull you can feel a small bump, below which is an opening where the spinal cord enters the skull. The location of this opening toward the bottom of the skull is significant in evolutionary biology for what reason?
A) It allowed for the hominin brain to grow much larger than other primates. B) It provided greater protection for the spinal cord. C) It occurred as a result of the change to a bipedal stance. D) This change was necessary for the increase in size from prosimian forms to anthropoid forms.