What areas of the United States face problems from sea-level rise similar to those of Oceania?

What will be an ideal response?


Excluding Hawaii, New Orleans, Chesapeake Bay, and the North slope of Alaska are all possible
responses.

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Each step in the food chain is called a ________

A) rung B) phylum C) ecological order D) trophic level E) environmental determinant

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The ____________________ suggests that, on average, loss of 90% of the habitat in an area causes extinction of about 50% of the species in that area.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A population of bullfrogs in a pond produces many thousands of eggs each spring that hatch out into tadpoles. However, only about 1% of the tadpoles survive to reproduce. This population of frogs is experiencing

A) low environmental resistance. B) low levels of recruitment. C) unlimited population growth. D) exponential growth.

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An ice dam is more likely to occur in fall, when temperatures begin to drop

a. True b. False

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