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How is the heat generated by the reactor core of a nuclear power plant used to provide power to buildings?

A
It is used directly to heat homes and offices.
B
It generates steam, which turns a turbine, powering a generator.
C
It generates steam, which is then condensed back to water. This process produces energy.
D
All of the above
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What is an advantage to alternative energy technology?

A
Using alternative energy technology increases the demand for fossil fuels.
B
Most alternative energy technologies use nonrenewable resources.
C
Alternative energy technology can reduce the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels.
D
There is no advantage to using an alternative energy technology.
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Why is phytoplankton located near the ocean’s surface?

A
It cannot live in areas of high salinity.
B
It can more easily evade predators on the oceans’s surface.
C
It needs access to oxygen only found at the ocean’s surface.
D
It needs sunlight to survive.
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Which of the following energy sources is expected to have the highest rate of consumption in 2030?

A
coal
B
natural gas
C
nuclear
D
renewable energy
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Sustainability can be achieved through careful resource management.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following is(are) true concerning the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia?

A
It had minimal human casualties.
B
The tsunami waves were as high as 500 feet.
C
It was triggered by magnitude 9.1 earthquake.
D
All of the above
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Fossil fuels are an important natural resource used by society. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?

A
They are any liquid fuel derived from once-living matter.
B
They are organic fuels derived from ancient plants and animals.
C
They are fuels in which dinosaur fossils are commonly found.
D
They are naturally occurring inorganic fuels like coal and petroleum.
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Freshwater biomes have _______.

A
organisms adjusted to high salinity
B
more diversity than marine biomes
C
a salinity of less than 1%
D
the ability to maintain their temperature year round
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Nuclear power is an example of an alternative energy source that has greater negative environmental impacts than the burning of fossil fuels.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following best explains how human activities can directly contribute to landslides?

A
Removing plants from hillsides eliminates the root structures that anchor soil.
B
Clearing trees from hills increases the frequency of rainstorms.
C
Human activities tend to reduce the risk of fires.
D
Landslides are not impacted by human activities.
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After the energy crisis of the 1970’s and the OPEC oil embargo, the US _______.

A
increased its dependency on foreign oil
B
began to wean itself off of foreign oil and the economic vulnerability it brings
C
changed over to all renewable energy sources
D
began building new nuclear power plants to replace fossil fuel use
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Which of the following is a negative consequence of scientific advancements on society?

A
increased life expectancy
B
increased pollution
C
new energy resources
D
all of the above
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An understanding of how human activity affects the environment is important for environmental policy makers.

A
T
B
F
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The use of nonrenewable resources can help sustain poverty levels.

A
T
B
F
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What will happen to the frequency of the recessive allele for the HbS gene when there is an outbreak of malaria?

A
The frequency will increase.
B
The frequency will decrease.
C
The frequency will remain constant.
D
It is impossible to predict how the allele frequency will change.
E
The frequency will be cut in half with each generation.
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Which component of the cardiovascular system allows the body to function by supplying the cells with oxygen?

A
red blood cells
B
white blood cells
C
platelets
D
plasma
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Coastal urbanization does not increase the risk to human communities from which of the following natural disasters?

A
earthquakes
B
floods
C
hurricanes
D
cyclones
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Populations of organisms that exhibit a high degree of variation have a greater chance for survival than populations of organisms that show little variation. This statement is

A
always true.
B
usually true.
C
rarely true.
D
never true.
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Consider the group of giraffes in the image below.Which statement about the giraffes explains their evolution based on Charles Darwin’s main points?

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A
The closest fossil ancestor to these giraffes would have a very short neck.
B
All three of the giraffes have an equal chance of reproducing regardless of the environment.
C
As a giraffe reached for food, the giraffe could make its neck longer making it better adapted to the environment.
D
Long necks were a random genetic change and resulted in the gradual increase of organisms with long necks.
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Read the following passage from the Biology Department at University of California, Berkeley.Northern elephant seals have reduced genetic variation because hunting by humans reduced their population size to as few as 20 individuals at the end of the 19th century. Their population has since rebounded to over 30,000, but their genes still carry the marks of this near extinction: they have much less genetic variation than a population of southern elephant seals that was not hunted as intensely.Which of the following best describes how the population has evolved?

A
The population has not evolved because there was no change in allele frequencies.
B
The population has not evolved because it has grown.
C
The population has evolved because it has grown.
D
The population has evolved because there was a change in allele frequencies.

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