Disturbance

What will be an ideal response?


An event that affects environmental conditions rapidly and drastically, resulting in changes to the community and ecosystem. Disturbance can be natural or can be caused by people.

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A) Lipids are polar molecules. B) The polar portion of lipids is much larger than the nonpolar portion. C) The polar portion of lipids is much smaller than the nonpolar portion. D) The polar and nonpolar portions of lipids are of comparable size.

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Explain why ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes sunburn and infrared (IR) radiation does not

What will be an ideal response?

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The primary determiners of biomes are the amount and distribution of rainfall and the yearly temperature cycle.

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

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Important sources of sand and gravel in glaciated terrain are ____

a. cols b. roche moutonnées c. eskers d. erratics

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