Only about 30 species have recovered significantly enough to be removed from the Endangered Species List. Recovery to this extent is limited because
A) the regulations protecting the species do not extend to private landowners.
B) hunting of protected species often continues even after the organisms are listed.
C) populations are already low and at high risk by the time they are listed.
D) protecting the habitat of an endangered species is not as critical as once assumed.
C
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A. occurs due to active transport. B. requires cohesion but not adhesion. C. occurs as a result of the movement of sugars in the phloem. D. requires no energy input from the plant.
Mountains are generally extinct volcanoes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In 1999, a major earthquake on the North Anatolia fault in Turkey struck the city of Izmit. What is significant about this earthquake in terms of past and future events?
What will be an ideal response?
The Bergeron process is also known as the ________ process
A) acid rain formation B) ice crystal formation C) collision/coalescence D) hail E) glaze