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Chapter 2 Question 46 is for 1 point(s) Which of the following is the most logical explanation for water being a greenhouse gas? -

The hydrogen bonds holding molecules of water vapor together help it trap heat.

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Hydrogen-containing compounds trap the most heat, and water contains hydrogen.

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The ionic bonds holding water vapor together help it trap heat.

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Water is acidic, and acids retain heat.

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Water is a good conductor of electricity, and electricity contains heat.

Chapter 2 Question 16 is for 1 point(s) Which of the following reactions represents cellular respiration? -

glucose + oxygen → water + carbon dioxide + energy

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nitrogen + carbon dioxide + energy → methane + oxygen

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water + carbon dioxide → glucose + oxygen + water + energy

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nitrogen + oxygen + glucose → methane + carbon dioxide

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water + carbon dioxide + energy → glucose + oxygen + water

Vocabulary in Context: Plate Tectonics is for 1 point(s) 1. The slowly increasing distance between South America and Africa is due to seafloor spreading. 2. Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park in the United States acquires its energy from a hot spot spot. 3. Layered sedimentary rockexposed by erosion can be seen when looking at the Grand Canyon in the United States.

4. Australia is composed of relatively old and thick continental crust. 5. The extremely deep ocean Marianas Trench is a result of subduction. 6. Seafloor crustfound in the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe is composed of dense and relatively young rock. 7. The earthquakes that occur in Southern California generally occur above a fault. Chapter 2 Reading Quiz Question 28 is for 1 point(s) ________ is defined as the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.

-Nuclear number -Atomic number -Mass number -Ionic number -Isotopic number Chapter 2 Question 11 is for 1 point(s) Several times a year volcanoes erupt along the Aleutian Island chain in southern Alaska. What geologic feature is responsible for these hazardous events?

-convergent plate boundary -divergent plate boundary -continental collision -transform plate boundary

Chapter 3 Question 14 is for 1 point(s)

Biodiversity is ________. -

are found only in one place on the planet

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cause disease

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are generalist organisms

Chapter 3 Question 26 is for 1 point(s)

Which of the following would be most vulnerable to extinction?

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a mold that attacks wheat in the field

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a healthy plant, such as a pine tree, that completely dominates its native environment

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a moth, brought to the United States for silk production, escaping into the wild and becoming established

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an orchid endemic to a forest where logging is occurring

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a migratory flock of warblers stopping along its winter route to feed on local resources that are now gone and replaced by a suburb

Chapter 3 Reading Quiz Question 6 is for 1 point(s)

The only process that can change a gene's DNA and therefore give rise to new genetic variations in a species is __________. -

A mutation

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Natural Selection

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Stabilizing Selection

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Selective Breeding...