Environmental and Conservation Biology

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self‑sufficiency is important for b

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self‑sufficiency is important for b

Many proponents of sustainability believe that encouraging local self‑sufficiency is important for building sustainable societies because ________.
A) it eliminates governmental influence on local practices
B) it forces citizens to look mor

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Lilligant

Many rivers around the world have been straightened and deepened to improve cond

Many rivers around the world have been straightened and deepened to improve cond

Many rivers around the world have been straightened and deepened to improve conditions for navigation. Side effects of these changes include increased average water velocity and decreased movement of water into shallow riverside environments such as

colleen   1603   1 Reply

bio_man

Many scientific advances have been made towards accurately collecting evidence f

Many scientific advances have been made towards accurately collecting evidence f

Many scientific advances have been made towards accurately collecting evidence for global climate change. Explain one technique used: (1) to measure changes that have occurred in atmospheric CO2 over the past 500,000 years; and (2) to measure the lon

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barry

Many sheep producers maintain ewe flocks predominately of fine-wool breeding ewes and meat-type ...

Many sheep producers maintain ewe flocks predominately of fine-wool breeding ewes and meat-type ...

Many sheep producers maintain ewe flocks predominately of fine-wool breeding ewes
  and meat-type rams of a different breed to produce crossbred lambs for growing and
  finishing.
 
  A. True B. False

Questi

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Dragosani

Many small mammals and birds obtain water from _____.

Many small mammals and birds obtain water from _____.

Many small mammals and birds obtain water from _____.
 
  a. food they consume
  b. standing water
  c. running water
  d. streams

Question 2

Why is the Attwater's prairie chicken bei

cody.chaffee   59   2 Replies

cody.chaffee

Many soil quality functions must be measured to define a soil quality indicator property. ...

Many soil quality functions must be measured to define a soil quality indicator property. ...

Many soil quality functions must be measured to define a soil quality indicator property.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Worldwide, excesses and/or deficiencies of wa

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alis

Many species have provided medicines and products demonstrating that biodiversity has ________ value ...

Many species have provided medicines and products demonstrating that biodiversity has ________ value ...

Many species have provided medicines and products demonstrating that biodiversity has ________ value and should therefore be preserved.

▸ aesthetic

▸ ethical

▸ economic

▸ entertainment

▸ religious

barmour44   154   1 Reply

n00835996

Many species of field mice are able to reproduce several times a year and produce litters with ...

Many species of field mice are able to reproduce several times a year and produce litters with ...

Many species of field mice are able to reproduce several times a year and produce litters with multiple offspring. However, an ecologist noted that the population size of mice, as measured in a California grassland, did not change from year to year.

tyressjones   71   2 Replies

tyressjones

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cy

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cy

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cycle to avoid desiccation or cold, referred to as
A) torpor.
B) hibernation.
C) diapause.
D) metamorphosis.

Yoshi   290   3 Replies

GeoExp

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cycle to avoid ...

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cycle to avoid ...

Many species of insects undergo a state of arrested development in their life cycle to avoid desiccation or cold, referred to as
A) torpor.
B) hibernation.
C) diapause.
D) metamorphosis.

melaa   52   1 Reply

redlabour

Many species of plants and animals that are associated with boreal forests also

Many species of plants and animals that are associated with boreal forests also

Many species of plants and animals that are associated with boreal forests also occur on mountains far to the south of the boreal forests. Using what you have learned about microclimates, predict how aspect and elevation would influence their distrib

colleen   1793   1 Reply

duddy

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat pr

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat pr

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat production by
A) growing denser fur during winter.
B) burning highly vascular brown fat.
C) panting.
D) sweating.

Yoshi   286   3 Replies

GeoExp

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat production by

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat production by

Many species of small mammals, especially those that hibernate, increase heat production by
A) growing denser fur during winter.
B) burning highly vascular brown fat.
C) panting.
D) sweating.

mat   46   1 Reply

By_NeFReT

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of ...

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of ...

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of different species of flea beetles that feed on leafy spurge. Each flea beetle female may lay about 200 eggs in her only year of life.
 
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Tzasqatch   41   1 Reply

Vecksa

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of dif

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of dif

Many strategies have been used to control leafy spurge, including the deliberate introduction of different species of flea beetles that feed on leafy spurge. Each flea beetle female may lay about 200 eggs in her only year of life. In places where fle

Alamojay   266   1 Reply

JesuisMel

Many synthetic organic chemicals are concentrated in the fat of carnivores because

Many synthetic organic chemicals are concentrated in the fat of carnivores because

Many synthetic organic chemicals are concentrated in the fat of carnivores because
A) the chemicals are non-biodegradable or persistent and highly soluble in lipids.
B) the chemicals are highly soluble in water.
C) these animals elimin

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JesuisMel

Many Thailand shrimp farms have been built in mangrove wetlands. Therefore, overall, the ecosystem ...

Many Thailand shrimp farms have been built in mangrove wetlands. Therefore, overall, the ecosystem ...

Many Thailand shrimp farms have been built in mangrove wetlands. Therefore, overall, the ecosystem capital in this particular region has
A) increased because of the investment in this shrimp industry.
B) increased because the shrimp farm decreases th

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andrea sarah

Many trees across the _____ region have been killed by invading kudzu.

Many trees across the _____ region have been killed by invading kudzu.

Many trees across the _____ region have been killed by invading kudzu.
 
  a. Northeast c. South
  b. Midwest d. Pacific Northwest

Question 2

Kudzu is a legume, so when it dies, _____ is put in

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Babyadjo

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called ________.
A) eutrophication
B) acid drainage
C) chlorinated pesticides
D) radon gas
E) suspended limestone particles

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Nimaa

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called ...

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called ...

Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called ________.
 
  A) acid drainage
  B) eutrophication
  C) suspended limestone particles
  D) chlorin

Tzasqatch   82   1 Reply

grrgrrl

Many types of mining, such as for coal, produce a specific type of water pollution called ________. ...

Many types of mining, such as for coal, produce a specific type of water pollution called ________. ...

Many types of mining, such as for coal, produce a specific type of water pollution called ________.
 
  A) suspended limestone particles
  B) eutrophication
  C) chlorinated pesticides
  D) acid drai

Leahh3749   49   1 Reply

Elayyyna

Many wars are fought over natural resources. (True or false?)

Many wars are fought over natural resources. (True or false?)

Many wars are fought over natural resources. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Q. 2 - A theory - such as the theory of plate tectonics or the theory of evolution - is not accepted by a large
  number of sc

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ebonyadams

Many wasps and bees have an hourglass-shaped body with prominent striping. Most also have a sting ...

Many wasps and bees have an hourglass-shaped body with prominent striping. Most also have a sting ...

Many wasps and bees have an hourglass-shaped body with prominent striping. Most also have a sting that they use for defense and/or for capturing prey. Tropical entomologists have long known that there are many other species of insects that lack a sti

Bella_23   58   1 Reply

Bobby.s

Many zooplankton migrate to the surface to graze on phytoplankton during the day and retreat to ...

Many zooplankton migrate to the surface to graze on phytoplankton during the day and retreat to ...

Many zooplankton migrate to the surface to graze on phytoplankton during the day and retreat to deeper water during the night.

True or False?

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mentar

Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest abyss, was created at a transform plate boundary.

Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest abyss, was created at a transform plate boundary.

Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest abyss, was created at a transform plate boundary.

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Rohcodom

Marine fouling is

Marine fouling is

Marine fouling is
A) damage to ocean structures that is the result of corrosion by pesticides.
B) encrusting of ships, piers, and marine pipes by sessile marine organisms.
C) controlled both by biocides and low-friction polymers.
D) a threat to suppl

BladeLotus   31   1 Reply

delta_1103

Marine life that is caught but is unwanted and discarded is referred to as

Marine life that is caught but is unwanted and discarded is referred to as

Marine life that is caught but is unwanted and discarded is referred to as
A) disposable.
B) excess.
C) bycatch.
D) refuse.

Yoshi   480   3 Replies

GeoExp

Marine protected areas are (Multiple Choice Question)

Marine protected areas are (Multiple Choice Question)

Marine protected areas are
A) the primary regions of commercial aquaculture.
B) successful and have proven vital to the recovery of many overfished regions.
C) primarily breeding regions where whales and dolphins rear their young.

Alamojay   229   1 Reply

JesuisMel

Marine reserves are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves are ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves are ________.
 
  A) opposed by most environmentalists because the reserves are ineffective at protecting fish, since fishing is often still allowed
  B) notake areas in the oceans
  C) militar

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afifazuki

Marine reserves have all the following benefits except:

Marine reserves have all the following benefits except:

Marine reserves have all the following benefits except:

Fishing increases in the reserve
The size of fish increases
Larvae can “seed” areas outside the reserve
Decreased mortality and habitat destruction

XING.654   83   1 Reply

bolbol

Marine reserves ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves ________.
A) are Coast Guard reservists who may be called upon to police coastal waters
B) are Coast Guard reservists who may be called upon to police open ocean waters
C) are "no-take" areas in the oceans

Pramila   49   1 Reply

euroemy

Marine reserves ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves ________. (Multiple Choice)

Marine reserves ________.
 
  A) provide no benefits to fishers, so are unanimously opposed by them
  B) are notake areas in the oceans
  C) are people responsible for policing the open ocean waters
 

bwebb03   49   1 Reply

nena1107

Marine sediment cores can reveal climate from many millions of years ago.

Marine sediment cores can reveal climate from many millions of years ago.

Marine sediment cores can reveal climate from many millions of years ago.

dada83   59   1 Reply

bigrob1979

Marker-assisted breeding allows (Multiple Choice Question)

Marker-assisted breeding allows (Multiple Choice Question)

Marker-assisted breeding allows
A) desired bacterial genes to be inserted into crops.
B) beneficial animal genes to be inserted into crops.
C) crop improvements without resorting to transgenic traits.
D) plants that have been bioe

Alamojay   299   1 Reply

JesuisMel

Markers soak in and dry instantly, defying erasure. (True or false?)

Markers soak in and dry instantly, defying erasure. (True or false?)

Markers soak in and dry instantly, defying erasure.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Which one of the choices is NOT a way that landscape contractors can obtain work?

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aagabhinav

Marketing quotas: (Multiple Choice)

Marketing quotas: (Multiple Choice)

Marketing quotas:
 
  a. Prevent slippage.
  b. Avoid capitalization.
  c. Increase U.S. competitiveness in world markets.
  d. Increase price instability.
  e. All of the above.

Question 2

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haleighcheyanne

Masses of air and water are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the ...

Masses of air and water are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the ...

Masses of air and water are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

True or False?

mat   53   1 Reply

ElBlu

Match each of the following definitions with their related terms.

Match each of the following definitions with their related terms.

Match each of the following definitions with their related terms.
 
  a. science of soil management and crops
  b. plant grown for appearance and beauty
  c. management of agricultural resources
  d. science of fruits, ve

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pweller2017

Match each term with its definition.I.Global WarmingII.Greenhouse EffectIII.Greenhouse ...

Match each term with its definition.I.Global WarmingII.Greenhouse EffectIII.Greenhouse ...

[html]Match each term with its definition.

I.

studymite   59   1 Reply

anthead

Match each term with the correct ...

Match each term with the correct ...

[html]Match each term with the correct description.

I.

anhsu   60   1 Reply

Va97001