What physical factor is considered most important for the success of a marine organism?
a. diffusion
b. light
c. surface-to-volume ratio
d. active transport
e. osmosis
b
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Which of the following characteristics is more typical of popular culture than folk culture?
A) It has an anonymous origin. B) It diffuses slowly from its point of origin. C) It results in a more uniform cultural landscape. D) It is likely to be derived from physical conditions. E) Communication is more limited.
During the process of ________, the owner may abandon the property because the rents that can be collected are less than the costs involved in upkeep
A) blockbusting B) filtering C) gentrification D) redlining E) urban blight
What are shatter cones?
a. funnel-shaped cones of rock with apex pointing downward, with striations radiating downward and outward b. funnel-shaped cones of rock with apex pointing upward, with striations radiating downward and outward c. cone-shaped depressions in and around the crater, caused by hypervelocity impact d. vertical cracks in rocks, radiating outward from the point of impact e. rocks that shattered at impact, leaving cone-shaped depressions where the rocks once were
One of the ongoing problems for wild California condors is ________
A) that lead shot is still used for hunting, and the lead can build up in a condor's system because condors eat dead animals that have been shot B) that the federal government refuses to list the condor as being endangered because doing so would have a negative impact on the oil and gas industry C) that people continue to hunt condors for sport, despite the bird's being listed as federally endangered and despite the educational campaigns that teach young people the value of having condors in an ecosystem D) that there are so few of them that they cannot find mates E) that they readily succumb to sylvatic plague, which can ravage an entire colony of condors in a matter of weeks