Given the choice of living next to a coal-burning power plant or nuclear plant, which would you choose?

a. The nuclear plant, because it’s cleaner
b. The coal plant, because it won’t emit radioactive materials
c. Neither one; I’d move to another place.
d. Either one; I don’t care.


A, B, C, D

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a. It is clean and renewable b. The large reservoirs behind the dams of hydroelectric power plants may provide irrigation water c. The construction of big dams and reservoirs may also damage the ecosystem d. Reservoirs trap sediment and nutrients and may affect agriculture e. All of the above

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Species in which death rates are high early in life, with few individuals surviving until late in life, are characterized by

A) Type I survivorship. B) Type II survivorship. C) Type III survivorship. D) none of the above

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What percentage of marine pollutants originates from human activities on land?

a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 90%

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