The most successful adaptation for living on a sediment-covered shore is ________
A) attachment to the substrate
B) burrowing into the sediment
C) flattened body shape
D) sessile lifestyle
E) swimming
B
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If an organism's diploid cells have 40 chromosomes, then its haploid cells have
A. 10 chromosomes. B. 20 chromosomes. C. 40 chromosomes. D. 80 chromosomes.
During orogeny, what kinds of igneous activity can occur?
a. At transform boundaries, melting may take place where deep portions of the crust undergo heating b. In convergent plate boundaries, melting takes place in the mantle above the subducting plate c. In rifts, stretching and thinning of lithosphere causes decompression melting (i.e., melting due to the decrease of pressure) of the mantle d. During continental collision, melting may take place where deep portions of the crust undergo heating e. Both b, c, and d
Elongate sediment ridges that project from headlands in the direction of the longshore current are called
A) sea stacks. B) berms. C) spits. D) groins.
What public policy change followed the tragic Melbourne, Australia fire of 2009?
a. instituting a nationwide fire alert system involving telephone and text messaging b. requiring people to comply with guidelines regarding clearing flammable materials from around their homes c. requiring fire insurance for all buildings in fire-prone areas d. requiring fire extinguishers on every floor of a multi-story building e. doubling the number of firefighting personnel on duty at any one time