The Rain-Shadow Effect on the Isthmus Is Most Pronounced

question 12

Multiple Choice

The rain-shadow effect on the Isthmus is most pronounced

• A)in the summer,on the Pacific side of the Isthmus.
• B)in the winter,on the Pacific side of the Isthmus.
• C)in the summer,on both sides of the coasts of the Isthmus.
• D)in the winter,on both sides of the coasts of the Isthmus.

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Definitions:

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The process during cell division where the cytoplasm of a parental cell is divided into two daughter cells.

Tenting

The expansion of the inner two thirds of the vagina during sexual arousal.

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A process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.

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