Boreal Forests

question 32

Multiple Choice

Boreal forests:

• A) comprise the world's largest biome.
• B) are currently the primary source of the world's industrial wood and wood fiber.
• C) are harvested primarily by clearcut logging.
• D) are comprised of evergreen trees, such as spruce, fir, cedar, and hemlock.
• E) All of these statements are correct

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Definitions:

Flexible

Capable of bending easily without breaking; adaptable to change or capable of being modified to suit different conditions or uses.

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Highly Flexible

Capable of being easily modified to adapt to new conditions or to bend or move without breaking.

Emitting

The act of releasing or sending out something such as light, heat, sound, particles, etc., from a source.