How Does Deforestation by Fire or Human Activity Contribute to Mass

question 107

Multiple Choice

How does deforestation by fire or human activity contribute to mass wasting?

• A) It allows the wind to blow across the slopes, imparting a stress that triggers landslides.
• B) It kills tree roots that help hold the slopes in place, allowing mass movement.
• C) It allows excess rainfall runoff to erode the landscape, triggering mass wasting.
• D) It allows farming activity that exposes soil to erosion and mass wasting.

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Definitions:

Meiosis

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four daughter cells, each with a unique set of chromosomes; it is essential for sexual reproduction.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of development in many organisms.

Chromosome Number

The total number of chromosomes present in the cell of an organism, which is characteristic of each species.

Gamete

A fully developed single-set chromosome male or female reproductive cell capable of merging with its counterpart from the opposite gender to produce a zygote through sexual reproduction.