Strip mining creates removal of strips of soil and rock to expose the underlying ore. Which statement best describes an environmental consequence of this process for water? High salinity of wastewater reduces soil fertility and growth of vegetation.
Billions of gallons of water are pulled from surrounding ecosystems.
Toxic material left after mineral extraction can leak into waterways.
Wastewater is contaminated with oil and becomes sludge in landfills.

Which of the following is a cost of urbanization? a-cities can provide a high standard of living. b-cities are hubs of entertainment and education. c-paving over land changes the environment. d-job opportunities are greater in urban centers.

Listed in the item bank are some key terms and expressions associated with the categories seen in the venn diagram. to find out more information about items, some have more details available when you click on them. drag and drop each item onto the proper area of the diagram. if an item describes more than one category, be sure to place it in the overlapping space. viruses are tiny infectious pathogens that cause many different diseases, such as polio, and the flu. though they are similar to one celled organisms in some ways, in many ways they are very different. use the venn diagram below to show the similarities and differences between viruses and living organisms.

In pea plants, the allele for inflated pod seed, i, is dominant over the allele for constricted pod seed, i. the punnett square shows a cross for this trait. which offspring will be homozygous dominant