What is the primary difference between swamps and marshes?

A. saltiness
B. temperature
C. water depth
D. vegetation
E. elevation


D

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A) a flooded valley originally carved out by glaciers B) an intermontaine plateau formed by the erosion of two neighboring mountains into a shared valley C) a fan-shaped deposit of sediments dropped by a river or stream flowing out of a mountain range D) hilly topographic features that mark the path of glaciers; they are composed of eroded material carried by glaciers and ice sheets E) a fine, wind-deposited sediment that makes fertile soil, but is vulnerable to water erosion

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What factors might have caused atmospheric CO2 variations that kept pace with glacial climate fluctuations?

What will be an ideal response?

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Sediments deposited by glacial ice are ________; material deposited by glacial meltwater are ________

A) sorted; sorted B) unsorted; unsorted C) unsorted; sorted D) sorted; unsorted

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What compound is the primary structural constituent of plant tissue, forming the cell walls of stems, leaves, and roots?

A) chlorophyll B) starch C) protein D) enzymes E) cellulose

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