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ECOL 1000 Final Exam - UGA Capps (100% correct answers)
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amount of plastic in the oceans correct answers over 5 trillion pieces 
 
microplastics break down because of correct answers waves, light, and salt 
 
what sticks very easily to microplastics correct answers toxins 
 
major source of microplastics correct answers microbeads/nurdles 
 
amount of microplastics in the North Atlantic correct answers 3440 metric tons 
 
people that depend on the ocean for primary consumption correct answers over 2.6 billion 
 
amount of plastic bags per year correct...
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Marine Science Final Exam Rated A+
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snails. Scientists studying these snails found that while 47 percent of the snail population was striped, 56 percent of the snails eaten by birds were striped. What could scientists conclude about the snails? - ANSWER Solid shell snail genes will increase in the population. 
 
The flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, destroys healthy tissue. Infectious agents such as this are best classified as what kind of environmental factor? - ANSWER Pathogenic 
 
Between 1932 and 1968, a chemical facto...
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ELECTIVE 1 - SHIP OPERATION AND SHIPYARD PRACTICE PRELIM QUIZ 1
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ELECTIVE 1 - SHIP OPERATION AND 
SHIPYARD PRACTICE PRELIM QUIZ 1 
 
Not less than 18 years of age - - - - ANS - - - - What is the legal age of every candidate for 
certification as officer in charge of a navigational watch on a seagoing ship of less than 500 gross 
tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages? * 
 
Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage / 31 December 1988 - - - - ANS - - - - 
What is the description of MARPOL Annex V and when is the entry into force? 
 
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ENV. SYS. UNIT 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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reservoir 
a natural or artificial place to store water 
 
 
 
Watershed 
a region that drains into a certain water body 
 
 
 
Aquifer 
underground rocks and formations that are able to hold groundwater 
 
 
 
confined aquifer 
an aquifer with a surface that keeps water from infiltrating, so the water must enter the aquifer at a point farther away 
 
 
 
fossil water 
water trapped in ancient aquifers formed 12,000 years or more ago 
 
 
 
groundwater 
water that has infiltrated below the groun...
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L.4 IDENTIFY PLAGIARISM|UPDATED&VERIFIED|100% SOLVED|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
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Whereas the federal government tracks the number of homicides that take place in the U.S., "no official, reliable tabulation of civilian deaths by law enforcement exists" (Ford). 
No, It is not plagiarized. 
 
 
 
According to Filipovic, in Louisiana, women make only "66 cents to a man's dollar"; meanwhile, "African-American women make just 49 cents to a white man's dollar." 
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Rembrandt was a master of painting light and shade; nevertheless, not everyone ...
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GGH2604 SUMMARY 2022/2023
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GGH2604 SUMMARY 
2022/2023 
 
Learning Theme 1 – Geography in the Anthropocene 
1.1 Introduction 
- Geography offers a unique perspective on how human activities affect and influence ecological processes at 
different scales 
- The ANTHROPOCENE – the age of man 
- Evidenced by the widespread pollution & presence of artificial radioactive particles 
- Zalasiewicz (2016) -: sufficient evidence exists to suggest that the Anthropocene is a real ecological phenomenon 
with potential to be formali...
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Bio 106 Final Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers
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Bio 106 Final Exam 
 
 
What are Bacteria and Archaea both? - ANS prokaryotes whose DNA is not contained within a nucleus. 
 
What are characteristics of bacteria? - ANS -small, structurally simple and single-celled 
-3 shapes: coccus (spherical), bacillus (rod-shaped), and spirillum (spiral) 
-widespread, abundant, diverse 
-most either harmless or beneficial 
 
What are some esesential ecological roles that many bacteria have? - ANS -decomposers 
-cycle nutrients 
-form p...
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MAQ11306: Air Quality summary lectures
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GLOBAL AIR QUALITY 
L01: INTRODUCTION, STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE 
L02: AIR QUALITY AND METEOROLOGY I: GLOBAL CIRCULATION 
L03: TROPOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY 
L04: STRATOSPHERIC OZONE 
L05: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT 
 
REGIONAL AIR QUALITY 
L06: AQ AND METEOROLOGY II: BOUNDARY LAYER METEOROLOGY 
L07: DRY DEPOSITION OF AIR POLLUTANTS 
L08: WET DEPOSITION OF AIR POLLUTANTS 
L09a: PARTICULATE MATTER AND RADIATION 
L09b: AIRBORNE MICROPLASTICS 
L10: EUTROPHICATION, THE NITROGEN PROBLEM 
 
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6- Towards an ecology of soil microplastics
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Abstract 1. Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern for the world's oceans, freshwaters and, most recently, soils. Microplastics have been found in soils across the globe. Like other anthropogenic pollutants, they can negatively affect a range of soil organisms through several mechanisms, though often dependent on particle size, shape and polymer type. 2. However, microplastics are unique among pollutants due to the diversity of ways in which soil organisms may themselves be abl...
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GGH2604 Assignment 2 Essay 2021.
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GGH2604 Assignment 2 Essay 2021. People And The Environment. Plastic Pollution 
Plastic pollution has been around for decades. The details and effects of plastic 
pollution is usually very visually prominent in the area. Recent studies also now indicate 
the impact plastic pollution has on the water and oceans. Plastic pollution in the ocean 
has a colossal effect on both marine animals as well as the well-being of humans. 
These effects will be discussed in the essay below as well as measures a...
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