Clearly explain the relationship between the geologic process of plate tectonics and the biological process of evolution over geologic time
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As the plates that cover the planet have gradually drifted and changed location across the surface of the planet, they have drifted into locations with significantly different climatic conditions. In order to cope with changing environmental conditions, organisms that inhabit these locations would have been forced to relocate or to gradually evolve, developing adaptations more appropriate to the new climatic conditions.
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A) Portuguese
B) French
C) English
D) Spanish
E) Arabic
For fear of perpetuating bad habits, international finance organizations require poor countries to undergo structural adjustment as a condition for debt relief
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Dew is likely to form at the end of a clear, calm night
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Little Ice Age likely resulted from
A) changes in Earth's orbital shape (eccentricity). B) the Pleistocene megafauna extinction. C) a cooling of the Gulf Stream from rapid glacial melt in Greenland. D) changes in Earth's axial tilt (obliquity). E) volcanic activity and multiyear changes in global circulation.