Which of the Following Is a Pollutant at the Local

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a pollutant at the local scale?

• A) carbon dioxide
• B) carbon monoxide
• C) acid precipitation
• D) sulfur oxides
• E) chlorofluorocarbons

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Definitions:

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic materials of two organisms.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, carrying the same type of genetic information from each parent, making a pair in a diploid cell.

Anaphase I

A stage in meiosis I where homologous chromosomes separate and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell, unlike in mitosis where sister chromatids separate.