An oxbow lake results from:

a. a tributary stream entering a floodplain
b. deep scouring of river channels
c. a cutoff from a meandering stream
d. occulded deltas


c. a cutoff from a meandering stream

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

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Cockroaches have a wide range of tolerance of environmental conditions. They are known as a specialist species

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Where did the atoms that make up a newborn baby originate?

A) in the womb of the baby's mother B) in the digestion of the food that the mother ate C) in the earth through geological processes D) in the explosions of ancient stars

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Most shells of marine organisms are composed of:

a. gypsum b. silica c. calcite d. either b or c

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