Canada's Managed Forests ________

question 76

Multiple Choice

Canada's managed forests ________.

• A) in some years act as a net carbon sink and in other years act as a net carbon source
• B) have acted as a net carbon sink in all years between 1990 and 2016
• C) are not a significant source of stored carbon
• D) are almost always a net emitter of carbon due to wildfires

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Definitions:

Olfactory Epithelium

A thin layer of tissue, deep within the nasal cavity, containing the olfactory receptors; these sensory receptors produce information that is processed in the brain as smell.

Gustation

The sense of taste, one of the five traditional senses, which detects the chemical composition of substances through taste buds.

Taste Buds

Structures, located in papillae on the tongue, that contain the sensory receptors called taste receptors.

Tongue

A muscular organ in the mouth of most vertebrates that manipulates food for mastication and is used in the act of swallowing and articulating speech.