The fragility of the desert ecosystem is indicated by
a. the high growth rate of plants
b. moderate species diversity
c. abundant groundwater
d. long recovery time from disturbance
e. all of these except the high growth rate of plants
D
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A) lack of adequate precipitation B) tropical latitudes C) warm ocean currents D) heavy vegetation cover E) high mountain ranges
The favorable stability condition for hurricane development is:
a. a deep layer of stable air. b. a shallow layer of absolutely unstable air. c. a shallow layer of conditionally unstable air. d. a deep layer of conditionally unstable air.
Explain how a wave moves water
What will be an ideal response?
Most ________ rocks are devoid of fossils, which hinders correlation of rocks
A) Cenozoic B) Precambrian C) Mesozoic D) Mesozoic and Cenozoic E) Paleozoic