Why is ocean water generally considered unusable for drinking? What will be an ideal response?


Ocean water is too salty to drink, and can be fatal if consumed.

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Explosive growth better characterizes logistic growth than exponential growth.

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

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What is the term describing an increase in concentration of toxic substances in organisms at increasing trophic levels?

Biomagnifcation Primary Productivity Predation Bioremediation

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Which process is responsible for the formation of Earth?

a. Accretion of small bodies called planetesimals b. Conglomeration of dust and gas in the solar nebula c. Collision of two medium-sized moons d. Massive eruptions of magma which built up Earth’s rocky surface e. Implosion of a nearby supernova

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Tsunami arrive as a series of several waves separated by periods typically in the ________ range.

A. 1- to 6-hour B. 1- to 6-second C. 1- to 6-minute D. 10- to 60-minute E. 10- to 60-second

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