Living organisms can be used to detoxify aquatic ecosystems after an oil spill, a technique known as

A. restoration.
B. rehabilitation.
C. bioremediation.
D. replacement.
E. nutrient cycling.


C. bioremediation.

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Inflammation of the kidneys is called

1.nephritis. 2.glomerulonephritis. 3.pyelitis. 4.pyelonephritis. 5.cystitis.

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Consider the following food chain: hawk - rabbit - clover. Each species will contain a different amount of calories in its body (clover: 10 calories, rabbit: 500, and hawk: 1200). Each species has a different daily caloric requirement (clover: sunlight, rabbit: 100 calories, hawk: 300). How many clover plants, per day, does it take to support one rabbit?

A. approximately 10 plants B. approximately 100 plants C. approximately 3 plants D. approximately 50 plants E. approximately 1000 plants

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The function of the sodium/potassium pump on an axon is to ________.

a. produce action potentials b. produce graded potentials c. make neurotransmitters d. pump sodium out and potassium into an axon

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