_____ is responsible for the greatest loss of tropical forests

a) urban sprawl
b) agriculture
c) acid rain
d) ozone depletion
e) mining


Ans: b) agriculture

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The hypothalamus and pituitary link the activities of the endocrine system and nervous system by

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In blastulas, if cells from an area that would normally become skin are transplanted into an area that would become the nervous system, the transplanted cells will form structures of the nervous system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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