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Air pollution generated in China affects air quality in western coastal states in the United States and in British Columbia, Canada

True

Energy that cannot be used to do useful work

entropy

Each Step in the flow of energy through an ecosystem is known as a

trophic level

Upper layer of the ocean where the sun's rays penertrate

pelagic

In economics, the price rises when demand exceeds supply.

True


Which of the following is NOT true of climax communities?

They have fewer types of interactions among organisms.

The source of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycles is found in rocks

True

The two major factors influencing vegetation in biomes are

precipitation and temperature

The scientific method is

reliable, impartial, limited in when it can be used

A similarity between ecosystems and markets is that they both operate in the same time frame

False

Classically there are three kinds of resources, which are

labor, capital, and land

Economics factors should be considered when

Making any environmental decisions.

Which condition is necessary for a population to grow?

Birthrate must exceed death rate

The release of chemical energy from food is analogous to the burning of fossil fuel

True

Natural selection is the process that determines

Which individuals within a species will reproduce and pass their genes to the next generation.

Extractive reserves involves

preserving part of the rainforest for the continuation of traditional lifestyles.