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#Question id: 4970


If two continental land masses converge and are united, then the collision should cause

#SCPH28 | Zoology
  1. a net loss of intertidal zone and coastal habitat.

  2. the extinction of any species adapted to intertidal and coastal habitats.

  3. an overall decrease in the surface area located in the continental interior.

  4. a decrease in climatic extremes in the interior of the new super-continent.

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#Question id: 9242

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Eutrophication is often caused by excess limiting-nutrient runoff from agricultural fields into aquatic ecosystems. This process results in massive algal blooms that eventually die and decompose, ultimately depleting the dissolved oxygen, killing large numbers of fish and other aquatic organisms. Predict which of the following human actions would best address the problem of eutrophication near agricultural areas?

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#Question id: 9243

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Elevated carbon dioxide levels have been shown to contribute to the greenhouse effect, resulting in an increase in mean global temperature. Ecosystems where the largest warming has already occurred include snow-covered northern coniferous forests, tundra, and arctic sea ice habitats. Which statement best explains how the elimination of ice-covered ecosystems affects the rise or fall in global temperature?

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#Question id: 9244

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One characteristic that distinguishes a population in an extinction vortex from most other populations is that

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#Question id: 9251

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Which of the following is responsible for the differences in summer and winter temperature stratification of deep temperate zone lakes?

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#Question id: 9252

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Which of these environmental factor(s) is/are the key determining factor(s) that control(s) the biotic structure of aquatic biomes?

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#Question id: 9253

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A certain species of pine tree survives only in scattered locations at elevations above 2,800 meters in the western United States. To understand why
this tree grows only in these specific places, an ecologist should ________.