Suggested answers to Exercise and Reading to learn (Note: The overseas examination boards bear no responsibility for the suggested answers contained in this publication. Answers for HKCEE and HKALE questions are not available due to copyright restrictions.) Ch 1 Introducing biology Exercise Multiple-choice questions (p. 1-15) |1 C |2 D |3 B | |4 B |5 A
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tropical forests Forest definition (canopy cover %) . 10% tree cover 25% tree cover 30% tree cover 63 43 36 Aboveground forest carbon (Mt C) 4‚356 3‚464 3‚151 Belowground forest carbon (Mt C) 1‚238 968 873 Total forest carbon (Mt C) 5‚593 4‚431 4‚024 89 104 112 Forest Area (M ha) Average Carbon Density (t C/ha) M=million‚ t=metric tons; all figures are mean carbon stock values Trends India: Breakdown of forest types‚ 2010 Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area) 15701
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Mary-Claire Jennings RECRUITMENT PLAN 1. Online Recruiting: I plan to recruit online to attract a wide base of applicants‚ to be cost effective and be able to receive applications and resumes in a timely manner of minutes rather than days. I will be using the following commercial sites www.monster.com‚ www.careerbuilder.com‚ www.jobs.net and www.Hotjobs.yahoo.com. I plan to advertise this job for 30 days to allow enough qualified applicants to apply for the position since it is an administrative
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Challenges of Downsizing 5 Images of Change 6 Pressures to Change 6 Market Decline Pressure 6 Fashion Pressures 7 Mandated Pressures 7 Result of Change 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Abstract This paper explores the change that General Motors faced after the economic recession and credit crisis that began in 2007. This pushed GM to request assistance from the U.S. Treasury which resulted in the restructuring of their US operations. The start of this restructuring change involved downsizing GM’s operations
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As you go deeper into the never-ending forest the outside world closes. Not a house‚ a car or a person in sight‚ all alone in an enchanted forest. The trees stand together yet are still completely alone. They are like shadows‚ haunting one another. I looked up at the glistening‚ starry leaves‚ gleaming like raindrops. The sounds of the rattling of tiny plants‚ grass‚ and swirling leaves on the ground was almost completely silent‚ only the wind that made the whistling sounds among the bare trees was
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International Marketing: Exam 2 Notes Chapter 6: The Political Environment * Sovereignty of Nations * Sovereign state is independent & free from external control * Enjoys a full legal equality with other states * Governs own territory * Selects its own political‚ economic‚ and social systems * Has power to enter into agreements with other nations * Sovereignty refers to powers exercised by a state in relation to other countries and the
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A forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest‚ based on various criteria. These plant communities cover approximately 9.4 per cent of the Earth’s surface (or 30 per cent of total land area) and function as habitats for organisms‚ hydrologic flow modulators‚ and soil conservers‚ constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth’s biosphere. The emerging trends of deforestation‚ desertification and soil erosion are closely linked with societal
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How humans can affect the environment Split into groups of 5. Pick 2 of the titles and research them. (use kerboodle books for information pages 264 – 283) Create questions (the number of marks is up to you) and create a mark scheme. You are going to teach each member of your group‚ your part of this topic and then test the rest of your groups understanding with the questions you create. Print anything you need to teach the rest of your group. You may get questions from bitesize‚ AQA past papers
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As You Like It Forest Vs Court The forest is presented in a more favourable light in that the “goodies”‚ Duke Senior and his court‚ reside there. All of the good characters in the court are banished or exiled to the forest at the start of the play. Duke Senior describes the court as “painted pomp…the envious court”. He goes on to say that in the forest the dangers are real but natural and are preferable to those in the court “The …churlish chiding of the winter’s wind… even till I shrink with
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DDT can affect the environment in one of two ways. One‚ DDT is one of many chemicals that are listed as Chlorofluorocarbons. These chemicals are extremely harmful to the ozone layer and can cause it to deteriorate over time. Most chemicals containing Chlorofluorocarbons have been banned‚ however some chemicals‚ such as DDT‚ still contain them. The second way that DDT can affect our environment is by harming our wildlife. DDT can affect many different types of wildlife.
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