If someone brought you an organism from the nearshore environment on a rocky coastline and it consisted almost entirely of soft parts, what nearshore environmental zone would you think it came from?
a) low tide zone
b) lower littoral zone
c) mid littoral zone
d) supra littoral zone
e) spray zone
A
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b. Average precipitation has increased slightly over the last 30 years. c. The normal temperature for this time of year is around 60 °F. d. On average, western Washington receives much more precipitation than eastern Washington. e. Tulsa, Oklahoma experienced a record high temperature yesterday.
The presence within the environment of a chemical or other agent at a level that is harmful to humans or other organisms is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is a main hazard of this type of volcano?
A) Hot fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano
B) Burning, building collapse, and suffocation from widely distributed pyroclastic material
C) Destruction by viscous lava flows that can flow far from the volcano
D) Volcanic mudflows and landslides
E) Relatively small pyroclastic eruptions caused by localized explosions or collapse
Large woody vines that are rooted in the soil and found in the worlds tropical forests are called
A) understory. B) lianas. C) epiphytes. D) bryophytes.