Bioaccumulation

What will be an ideal response?


The buildup of toxicants in the tissues of an animal.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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What type of bioregion is most often found along the equator? A) Mediterranean


A) Mediterranean woodland
B) tundra
C) tropical forests
D) broadleaf or mixed broadleaf and coniferous forest
E) coniferous forest

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following statements describes how a true cold front is represented on a weather map?

A. It is always followed by cooler air. B. It is always followed by drier air. C. It is always associated with precipitation. D. It is always associated with a wind shift.

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Which of the following best matches the description?Material that is weathered to become the mineral part of the soil.

A. contour farming B. parent material C. soil texture D. horizon E. weathering F. loam G. mechanical weathering H. chemical weathering I. windbreak J. soil profile K. lithosphere L. friable M. asthenosphere N. leaching O. humus P. terrace Q. soil structure

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Mutualistic relationships between bacteria and certain root nodules play an important role in the global cycling of ________

A) water B) carbon C) phosphorus D) nitrogen E) rock

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences