Which of the following is the branch of science that focuses on relationships between large scale spatial patterns and ecological processes?

A. Forest ecology
B. Population ecology
C. Landscape ecology
D. Restorative ecology


Answer: C

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Funding for Superfund toxic waste sites ________

A) is no longer necessary because by 2010 all sites had been cleaned and restored B) is currently paid by polluting industries C) has become the responsibility of taxpayers since 2004 D) is a portion of the EPA's budget E) has been eased because the costs of cleanup have diminished

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Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: In 1900, at least 6000 people in and around Galveston, Texas, were killed in the most deadly natural disaster in the US history BECAUSE the hurricane's storm surge completely

submerged the island. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

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The presence of large-scale cross-beds (approximately 100 ft. high) in a sandstone indicates a/an

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

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