Which statement about acid deposition is false?
A. Forty-five U.S. states have issued warnings not to eat fish.
B. Low pH increases plant nutrients in forest soils.
C. Several thousand lakes in Norway and Sweden contain few fish.
D. Crops are harmed by low pH.
E. Mountaintop forests are the hardest hit regions.
Answer: B
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During the Great Depression, conservation
A) was simply a luxury that could not be afforded. B) efforts were opposed by millions of people who had no time to go to parks. C) provided work and helped restore land. D) was devalued as most national parks and national forests were harvested for timber and coal.
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A) lung cancer B) thyroid cancer C) pancreatic cancer D) teratogenic birth defects
Lobbying is one strategy employed by ________ to influence governmental environmental policies
A) the U.S. president and members of the Cabinet B) environmental advocacy groups and the American Petroleum Institute C) the judicial branch of government D) the scientific community E) the legislative branch