What theory describes how our solar system was created?
a. catastrophism
b. the big bang theory
c. uniformitarianism
d. the theory of planetary evolution
e. the nebular theory
e. the nebular theory
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the benefits of Bt corn?
A) Because it contains a certain gene removed from a soil bacterium, Bt corn is immune to the European corn borer. B) Bt corn is resistant to the pesticide Bt, so farmers growing Bt corn can use Bt on the weeds in their cornfields without it harming their crop. C) Bt corn produces increased yields because it is resistant to infection from the Bt virus that lives in agricultural soils. D) Although Bt corn has its benefits, the use of Bt corn runs the risk of pests becoming immune to its toxins.
Annual temperature ranges near South Georgia Island are low despite their high latitude because
A) the climate is dominated by dry, frigid air masses year-round. B) they are influenced by maritime environments. C) higher than average precipitation for the climate type mitigates against the extreme cold weather. D) higher elevation mitigates against the extreme cold events that otherwise occur at these latitudes. E) the island is oriented on sunward side of large topographic features.
"Exotic" is another word for
A. Beautiful B. Foreign C. Rare D. Desirable E. Tropical