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List the 6 major food crops (i.e., provide over 70% of the planet's human food supply) and give a few reasons why they are the main source of food for humans.
Which biome has 5-6 months growing season and a distinct annual rhythm in which the trees drop leaves and become dormant during the cold season?
Which biome has soil that remains frozen most of the year and has a 4-6 week growing period?
In which biome is the lager water the primary factor to which all iving things must be adapted?
_____ is the process utilized where monomers are added to each other to form a polymer in building any of the 4 molecules of life.
If the concentration of water molecules is increased in the atmosphere, it would cause more of the sun's energy to be trapped at the earth's surface and increase the temperature of the earth. This is referred to as: (a) global warming (b) the greenhouse effect (c) environmental alteration (d) ecological disaster (e) carbon cycle.
The group of organisms periodically involved in the production of fish killing toxins (red tide) is the...A. VolvocalesB. DiatomsC. euglenoidsD. VaucerialesE. Dinoflagellates / pyrrhophyta
What is a unicellular fungus used to make bread and beer?
The cup or sac fungi are classified in the division
A rod shaped bacterium is called/classified as a/an _______ bacterium
The most important abiotic factor for plant life in a terrestrial biome is (a) temperature(b) light(c) the carbon dioxide concentration of air(d) the presence of minerals(e) nitrogen
______ is the molecule critical to life that contains the instructions for traits, undergoes mutations, andis transmitted from parent to offspring.
The bread mold Rhizopus is the typical example of the division
How do some. Moses exert medicinal value for humans?A. By destroying virusesB. By possessing an alkaline pHC. By possessing an acidic pHD. By growing into a woundE. By providing nourishment for people
Following chromosome replication during the _____ phase of the cell cycle, the 2 chromatids are heldtogether at the _____
Before cities could be established, what practice had to be developed?A. FarmingB. GrazingC. SaunasD. Sewer systems E. Radio
The Mohave desert found in the western U.S. is an example of (a) a rain-shadow desert that is formed because of the pattern of rainfall over the North American continent. (b) a grassland that is called a desert by the local population (c) the desert biome that is often found between 20-30° latitude.
The leafy lookin plant body of a fern us actually the...a. Gametophyte b. Sporophytec. Haploid bodyd. Diploid bodye. A and cf. B and d
Which biome is found in the Northern hemisphere at high latitudes and high altitudes and is dominated by evergreen trees?
Glomeromycetes i a new division of fungi to mainly include ____ which form a symbiotic relationship with the roots of plants.