Question: Which topic of study would be more appropriate for an environmentalist than for an ecologist? Group of answer choices. Explain your answer in some depth and avoid just saying "It is A" or It is B. Defend your answer and explain why you choice that answer choice.    A) The influence of climate on Earth's biomes   B) Factors determining the distribution of white pine trees in a forest   C) Competition between field mice and meadow voles   D) Park management guidelines that balance species diversity and tourism

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Question: Which topic of study would be more appropriate for an environmentalist than for an ecologist?

Group of answer choices. Explain your answer in some depth and avoid just saying "It is A" or It is B. Defend your answer and explain why you choice that answer choice. 

 

A) The influence of climate on Earth's biomes

 

B) Factors determining the distribution of white pine trees in a forest

 

C) Competition between field mice and meadow voles

 

D) Park management guidelines that balance species diversity and tourism

 

E) Predator‒prey interactions between ospreys and various fish species

 

 

Question: Parcels of air at the poles are most like those at 30° latitude because both are

Group of answer choices

descending and dry. Explain your answer in some depth and avoid just saying "It is A" or It is B. Defend your answer and explain why you choice that answer choice. 

 

A) descending and dry. (Correct choice) But why? Why is the right choice?

 

B) stabilized and moist.

 

C) ascending and dry.

 

D) ascending and moist.

 

E) descending and moist.

 

Question: What hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight in December?

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Western Hemisphere

 

Eastern Hemisphere

 

Northern Hemisphere

 

Southern Hemisphere

 

Question: An ecologist studying water samples from a lake measures pH, oxygen levels, temperature, turbidity (cloudiness), and chemical concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The ecologist is studying the lake's

Group of answer choices

 

A) biotic factors.

 

B) organisms.

 

C) community.

 

D) abiotic factors.

 

E) populations.

 

Question: Because of the rotational movement of Earth, air moving north in the Northern Hemisphere will

 

A) not be deflected.

B) be deflected west.

C) be deflected east during winter and west during summer.

D) be deflected east during summer and west during winter.

E) be deflected east. (Is this correct? Why?)

 

Question: If a mountain range has forest on the western slope and desert on the eastern slope, what is the direction of the prevailing winds?

A) East to west

B) South to north

C) North to south

D) West to east (Is this correct? Why?)

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