A "Bird's Foot" Delta Configuration,similar to That of the Mississippi

question 7

Multiple Choice

A "bird's foot" delta configuration,similar to that of the Mississippi River delta,forms when the ________.

• A) oceanic current exceeds the river current
• B) oceanic current is so strong that all sediment is removed as it arrives
• C) river and oceanic currents are equal
• D) river current exceeds the oceanic current

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Definitions:

Coding Region

A portion of DNA or RNA that codes for the amino acid sequence of a protein and is instrumental in protein synthesis.

AUG

The RNA codon that signals the start of a protein-coding sequence and encodes for the amino acid methionine.

UAA

A stop codon in genetic code signaling the end of a protein synthesis.