What are the two reasons that you can observe that vegetation diminishes the geologic effectiveness of wind?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Plant roots bind surface particles together so that they cannot be picked up by the wind. Plants rise above the land surface and absorb and deflect the force of the wind so that surface particles are sheltered from potential wind erosion.
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1. On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with similar numbers of males and females in prereproductive and reproductive categories. 2. On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram with demographic momentum. 3. On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that represents a population that is increasing slowly. 4. On the generalized population age structure figure, choose the diagram that shows a declining population.
Plant photosynthesis increased the concentration of ____________________ in Earth's early atmosphere
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Natural selection can only occur if a heritable trait can be passed on to offspring at a higher rate than other individuals in a population.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The agricultural movement that has boosted yields by (1) developing high-yield varieties, (2) using large inputs of water and fertilizer, and (3) multiple cropping is called the ________ revolution.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).