A paper mill located on a coastal region of Florida experienced an
accident in which a large portion of toxic waste from the plant leaked
into the ocean. This waste contained dioxins which affect animal health
and the environment. The company cleans up the waste and the state
requires that they hire an ecologist for the next 10 years to monitor the
area.
Which statement best explains why the state required the company to
hire an ecologist?
The state needs to ensure the company cleaned the spill.
The state wants to be sure there are not new, mutated species.
The state wants to see if the spill will have a continued impact on biodiversity.
The state needs to be sure the company will not be sued by an environmental agency.

1. seamount a raised footwall block between normal fault creates this 2. syncline break between rocks where a hanging wall rises relative to a footwall 3. hot spring on rolling hills, this a dip between hills 4. volcanic neck created when a block with hanging walls slips down between normal faults 5. caldera underwater volcano that never reaches above sea level 6. horst natural hot water on earth's surface containing many minerals 7. graben underwater volcano whose top is eroded flat by waves 8. crater less than a mile in diameter; looks like a bowl at the top of a volcano 9. guyot magma that filled the central vent that remains after the volcano has eroded 10. reverse fault over 1 mile in diameter; looks like a bowl over a volcano

If there are 350 trout found in 200 square feet of a pond measuring 1000 square feet what is the estimated trout population of the pond? a. 1350 b. 1550 c. 1750 d. 2000

Cloning an individual usually produces orangisms that (1) contain dangerous mutations (2) contain identical genes (3) are identical in appearance and behavior (4) produce enzymes different from the parent