Which of the following statements is a true effect of declining biodiversity?
a. The Earth's biodiversity plays a major role in feeding the world's people.
b. Medical and pharmaceutical researchers will be able to bank DNA from extinct species.
c. Fewer species mean fewer animals exhaling CO2, thus preventing global warming.
d. We must improve conditions for endangered animals so that they can breed in captivity, otherwise we will lose part of the beauty and complexity of our natural environment.
Question 2
With the increase in immigration in the United States, __________.
A) Latinos are now the absolute majority of the population in the United States
B) the United States will have to sell Texas back to Mexico
C) African Americans will be the absolute majority of the U.S. population
D) the nation is shifting from an Anglo-White society rooted in Western culture
The Sun is the nearest star to Earth.
False-color imagery of the Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, the closest to Earth.
Gas Solubility - Effect of pressure
Temperature Profile of Earth’s Atmosphere
Rivers on Mars and Earth
Climatic cause and effect linkages