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Exam 4Annual Editions Articles Review

1. As described in “The End of a Myth,” in the twentieth century scientists discovered underwater rivers in the ocean that draw warmth from equatorial waters to the high latitudes, a system that became known as the:

a. global thermostat.
b. ocean conveyor.
c. subsurface current.
d. oceanic rivers.

2. As detailed in “The End of a Myth,” one current threat to oceans that may also have been a primary factor in the “Great Dying” 252 million years ...
Exam 3Annual Editions Articles Review


1. As noted in “How to Feed 8 Billion People,” in the United States and Canada, which rank at the top of the food-consumption charts, grain is consumed primarily in its original state.
	
2. As asserted in “How to Feed 8 Billion People,” the most massivethreat to food security that humanity has ever known is the:
a. rapid increase in the global population.
b. overfishing of the world’s oceans.
c. conversion of grain to protein products.
d. melting...
Study Guide for Exam 4: Chapters 11, 12, 13
Chapter 11 Biodiversity

1. When Aldo Leopold said, "The first rule to intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces." in terms of biodiversity 
he meant that we should 

A. Save records of all species that have disappeared
B. Not interfere with the disappearance of species
C. Not cause species to disappear
D. Not interfere with nature
E. Aldo Leopold did not intend to have this statement applied to biodiversity
 
2. We are usually referring to sp...
Heap-leach extraction removes gold from ore by 

A. Pouring gravel into holding tanks
B. Spraying cyanide on a pile of ore gravel
C. Roasting ore to release the gold
D. High-pressure spraying of ore
E. Digging the gold out of the mountains
 
 
 2. In the diagram, the mantle is labeled 

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
 
3. In the diagram, the semisolid part of the Earth is labeled 

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
 
4. In the diagram, the densest part of the Earth is labeled 

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
 

...
. Historically, up until the middle ages, populations were mostly limited by 

A. Low fertility rates
B. Culturally imposed family planning practices
C. Disease, famine and war
D. Religious restrictions on marriage
E. Infanticide
 
2. ____________ are the most numerous vertebrate organisms on Earth. 

A. Fish
B. Insects
C. Rodents
D. Birds
E. Humans
 
3. Human population growth most closely resembles 

A. Carrying capacity geometric increase
B. Irruptive growth
C. Malthusian growth
D. S-shaped g...
1. What is the difference in the adaptation of a sled dog's (such as a Husky) thick coat of hair to help it withstand the cold temperatures of Arctic winters and a dog that adapts to cold temperatures in the fall by growing a thickened coat? The adaptation of the sled dog best describes adaptation at the ____________ level while the dog exposed to seasonal colder temperatures has _____________. 

A. Regional; natural selection at the individual level
B. Individual; physiological modifications a...