Which of the following explains why using locally-produced resources (as opposed to those produced a great distance away) can be considered a form of conservation?
question 39 options:
a)
transporting resources consumes additional resources.
b)
using local resources reduces the requirement for transport.
c)
buying local with tax revenue.
d)
both a and b.

Glucose is broken down in different ways, both in the presence and in the absence of oxygen. using the table for reference, what major products are formed in each reaction set?

Grasses--> mice--> cats--> coyotes suppose 10,000 units of energy are available at the level of the grasses. what is the total number of energy units lost by the time energy reaches the coyote?

12) several teeth were found in an area of flat land covered with trees and plants. the teeth were examined by a paleontologist, and it was determined that the teeth came from a shark. they found many other shark teeth in this area. however, the people who discovered the teeth were puzzled, because there was no source of water near where the fossils were found. what is the paleontologist's best explanation for why the teeth were found in this area? a) sharks used to live on flat land. b) this area was once covered with salt water. c) this area was once covered with freshwater. d) someone buried the shark teeth deep in the ground.