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Why does the forest floor of tropical rain forests have few plants?

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A lion typically needs up to 250 km² of land to hunt for food.

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What is erosion?

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Fungi are examples of producers in an ecosystem.

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Bacteria live in every habitat on Earth.

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Which plant colonizes burned areas rapidly?

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The geosphere makes up all the water on or near Earth's surface.

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Proteins and carbohydrates provide the same amount of energy per gram.

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What is convection?

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What adaptation helps snowshoe hares survive winter in the taiga?

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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Why don't most conifers shed their needle-shaped leaves?

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Seismic waves are sound waves that travel through air.

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What is an endangered species?

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What is a captive-breeding program?

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Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago.

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How many U.S. biodiversity hotspots are partly within U.S. borders?

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Where are most nutrients in tropical rain forests located?

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About half of solar energy entering the atmosphere reaches Earth's surface.

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What do beluga whales in the Arctic feed on?

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Volcanic ash can mix with water to produce mudflows.

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Why is building earthquake-resistant structures important?

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What is the Biodiversity Treaty?

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Clouds of hot ash and gases from volcanoes can flow at speeds up to 200 km/hr.

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Estuaries are very productive ecosystems because they receive constant nutrients from rivers and oceans.

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