It takes one calorie of heat to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius at sea level. This is referred to as the ____ of water

a. specific heat
b. heat of fusion
c. homeostasis
d. vaporization
e. heat of transformation


a

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An ecological ____ is the set of all populations found in a given place

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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The proportion of the air we breathe accounted for by oxygen is approximately

A. 21%. B. 1%. C. 5%. D. 50%. E. 78%.

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Define the term "trait group."

What will be an ideal response?

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Humans cannot survive long at altitudes greater than 6000 m because ________.

A. the partial pressure of O2 becomes less than half that at sea level B. the diaphragm cannot be contracted enough to produce a full breath C. alveoli become compressed at the lower atmospheric pressures D. there is much more CO2 in the atmosphere at the higher altitudes than at sea level

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