One of the problems with genetically modified food crops is that if pollen released from the plants spreads among non-engineered plants it will reduce the natural genetic ____________________ of wild strains

Fill in the blanks with correct word


biodiversity

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Habitat loss is an underlying cause of species extinction.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is characteristic of the reproductive pattern of most animals such as whales and elephants?

a. tend to produce high numbers of offspring b. give very little parental care c. low survival rate of offspring d. long gestation periods e. high offspring mortality

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Which of these is an issue that commonly results in an international water dispute?

A. hydroelectric facilities B. wetland mitigation C. recreational use permits D. water allocation to different countries

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Primates evolved from birds as indicated by their arboreal ancestry

a. True b. False

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