What Did All the States That Joined the Confederate States

question 11

Multiple Choice

What did all the states that joined the Confederate States of America share in common?

• A) They all practiced slavery.
• B) They were all in the West.
• C) They had all voted for Lincoln.
• D) They had all boycotted the 1860 election.

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Definitions:

Heterocysts

Specialized nitrogen-fixing cells found in some filamentous cyanobacteria, providing an anaerobic environment necessary for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen.

Nitrogen Cycle

A biochemical cycle that involves the conversion of nitrogen into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among the atmosphere, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems.

Nitrification

A microbial process in the nitrogen cycle where ammonia is converted into nitrite and then into nitrate.

Atmosphere

The layer of gases surrounding a planet, essential for life on Earth, providing air to breathe and protecting from harmful solar radiation.