Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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Author: Audesirk
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The large, roughly circular ocean currents and its effect on climate, and where are that effect strongest.
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The movement of sea water that occurs due to seasonal changes is called the ocean current. Ocean currents are usually horizontal movement of water. The large, roughly circular ocean current is known as gyres. It affects the climate throughout the coastal area.
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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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1. Which of the following does not characterize...Ch. 30 - The biome that is mostly covered by grass and...Ch. 30 -
3. The part of a freshwater lake that typically...Ch. 30 -
4. Which of the following is True about ocean...Ch. 30 - 5. As the global climate warms, which of the...Ch. 30 -
1. The tilt of Earth on its axis produces...Ch. 30 - Of the four major requirements of life, which are...Ch. 30 -
3. The most biologically diverse terrestrial...Ch. 30 - The shallow portion of a large freshwater lake is...Ch. 30 - The primary producers of the open ocean are mainly...
Ch. 30 - Explain how air currents contribute to the...Ch. 30 - Prob. 2RQCh. 30 - Explain why traveling up a mountain in the...Ch. 30 -
4. Where are the nutrients of the tropical...Ch. 30 - List some adaptations of desert cactus plants and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 6RQCh. 30 - Prob. 7RQCh. 30 - Prob. 8RQCh. 30 -
9. What environmental factor best explains why...Ch. 30 - Where is life in the oceans most abundant, and...Ch. 30 -
11. Distinguish among the littoral, limnetic, and...Ch. 30 - Prob. 12RQCh. 30 - 13. Compare the source, transition, and floodplain...Ch. 30 -
14. Distinguish between the photic and aphotic...Ch. 30 - Fairbanks, Alaska, the plains of eastern Montana,...Ch. 30 -
2. Using Figures 30–3 and 30–4 as starting...
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