The area of land and water needed to provide the resources for one person and absorb his/her wastes defines the ________

A) carbon footprint B) resource capacity
C) ecological footprint D) demographic impression


C

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Based on your knowledge of the properties of the analogous alkanes, which of the following is the lightest alkene that you would expect to be a liquid at room temperature?

A) propene B) 1-pentene C) 1-heptene D) 1-nonene

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The diagram below illustrates the point that the cows are



A) first-level heterotrophs.
B) second-level heterotrophs.
C) primary producers.
D) keystone predators.

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Which of the following describes the direction of an offshore wind?

A. from water to land B. from land to water C. always at sea D. parallel to the coast

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Which of the following is valid for how rocks weather?

A) Quartz is very soluble during weathering at low temperatures. B) Limestone weathers rapidly in wet climates but can form cliffs in dry ones. C) As a granite weathers, quartz rapidly decomposes into clay minerals. D) Most minerals in granite weather at nearly the same rate and so granite has smooth surfaces.

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