A reverse biomass pyramid is typical of
A) terrestrial ecosystems because of the high concentration of sunlight.
B) terrestrial ecosystems because land can support more animals than water.
C) aquatic ecosystems because top consumers reproduce much more slowly and live much longer than producers.
D) aquatic ecosystems because water contains much more oxygen than air.
C
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a. True b. False
The U.S. Quota Act of 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924
A) established maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during a one-year period. B) limited immigrants to those arriving from Great Britain. C) discouraged families from entering the United States. D) required renunciation of closely held cultural values, such as religion. E) levied a tax on immigrants.
Landline telephones per 100 people is lowest in which region?
A) North America B) South America C) Europe D) Africa E) Australia/Pacific
Above which type of plate tectonic boundary is Mount Rainier located?
A. transform B. convergent C. divergent