All of the Following Are Known to Have Been Human

question 48

Multiple Choice

All of the following are known to have been human causes of earthquakes EXCEPT:

• A) draining of wetlands, because of the removal of lubricating fluids from shallow faults.
• B) the injection of liquid waste into bedrock, because of the added lubrication to deep faults.
• C) man- made reservoirs, because of the extreme weight of the water.
• D) man- made reservoirs, because of water seeping into and lubricating fractured bedrock.

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Definitions:

Males

Members of the biological sex that is typically associated with XY chromosomes, producing sperm in terms of reproductive functions.

XY

A set of sex chromosomes characteristic of male individuals in many species, including humans, where XY indicates a male genotype.

Meiosis

A type of cell division resulting in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.

Germ Cells

Reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms that give rise to sperm and eggs.