Which of the Following Is NOT a Difference Between Plants

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a difference between plants and animals?

• A) Animals need nutrients and plants do not.
• B) Plants have been more important to geographic study than have animals.
• C) Plants can fix solar energy into chemical form and animals can not.
• D) Animals tend to be motile and plants are not.
• E) Plants are more prominent than animals on the landscape.

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Definitions:

Superposition

A principle in geology that states in an undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is older than the one above.

Facies Change

A change in the characteristics of rock layers indicating a change in environment of deposition, such as from marine to terrestrial.

Aerial Distribution

The spatial spread or dispersion of a substance, organism, or feature through the atmosphere.

Unconformity

A discontinuity in sedimentary rock sequences indicating a period of erosion or non-deposition.