Costa Rica Has Moved from Having One of the World's

question 11

Multiple Choice

Costa Rica has moved from having one of the world's highest deforestation rates to having one of the lowest, in part, due to

• A)harvesting of sea turtle eggs.
• B)excluding local and indigenous people from conservation efforts.
• C)increasing subsidies for converting forests to rangeland.
• D)utilizing ecotourism as a major source of income.
• E)logging.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Structures within living cells that contain the organism's genetic material (DNA) organized with proteins, crucial for DNA replication, repair, and expression.

Morphogenesis

The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape.

Spatial Organization

The method of organizing content or physical objects in a space according to their relationships or physical proximity to each other.

Cork Cambium

A layer of tissue in plants that produces cork cells, contributing to the thickening of stems and roots and forming part of the plant's protective bark.