Which of the following best describes crown fires?

A) They create a mosaic of successional stages in an ecosystem.
B) They decrease biodiversity by eliminating species that are fire resistant.
C) They increase the later stages of succession.
D) They are not a natural factor in undisturbed ecosystems.


A

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Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Our planet's extreme climate is one of the main reasons life exists on Earth BECAUSE rapid environmental changes can often result in the death of many life-forms

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

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What type of mass wasting results when bedrock rotates as it slides?

A. landslide B. rock avalanche C. talus cone D. slump E. mudflow

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A) white dwarfs. B) neutron stars. C) pulsars. D) quasars. E) supernovae.

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