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oliviahorn72

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Sea-breezes
 
  A) occur because warmer air is denser and settles to the surface of the land.
  B) involve onshore (toward the land) air flows that develop in the afternoon.
  C) form because of higher pressure over the land than the sea.
  D) result from water heating and cooling faster than land surfaces.

Question 2

What is biodiversity? How does it arise? Why is it important?
 
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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

In the simplest terms, biodiversity is the variation of life on Earth. It encompasses species diversity (and different measurements thereof), genetic diversity, and ecosystem diversity. In short, biodiversity arises as a result of evolution. The importance of biodiversity cannot be understated. The overall health of an ecosystem often depends on biodiversity. We are learning more and more, for instance, about tropic cascades and how diminished species diversity has effects well beyond the individual species lost. Moreover, sustainability, itself, depends on biodiversity.



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