Low soil temperatures and little rain cause soil formation to occur slowly. Because of the temperature, decomposition of plants and animals occurs slowly or stops, limiting the amount of humus in the soil.

A woman becomes pregnant. Which of the following is the best thing she could do for her baby? Take vitamin supplements and avoid doing any exercises that could harm the embryo.

Distinguish between energy flow and cycling of inorganic nutrients

Which group of fish do scientists believe amphibians evolved from?

The Endangered Species Act was established in 1973. This significant environmental law provides all of the following except.

Where in the Venn diagram would you place the term "seed" when describing plant reproduction?

Why is it so hard to define a virus as living or non living?

A learner says that Earth rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun in a circular orbit and that the sun is at the exact center of this orbit. What mistake did the learner make? Explain the mistake in detail.

Which part of the human body controls the nervous system?

Put the following steps of bacterial specimen preparation and staining in order: a. fixation b. application of staining dyes c. smear preparation

Which division of the diencephalon acts as an information filter for sensory information that is forwarded to the cerebrum?