Wildfires

question 36

Multiple Choice

Wildfires:

• A) are not always damaging for natural environments.
• B) release nutrient minerals that were locked in dry organic material.
• C) can have an increased negative effect from the efforts to prevent them
• D) are increasing due to climate change
• E) All of these choices are correct

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Definitions:

Membrane Potential

The voltage difference across a cell's plasma membrane, resulting from the differential distribution of ions, important for various cellular activities including the transmission of nerve impulses.

Nodes

Points on a plant stem where leaves or branches originate; also, junction points in network or circuit.

Myelinated Axon

An axon that is covered with myelin, a fatty substance which increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve fiber.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell, enabling communication and response to stimuli.