The Mountain Pine Beetle Has Been Responsible for All but ________

question 50

Multiple Choice

The mountain pine beetle has been responsible for all but ________.

• A) more crown fires in trees
• B) the deaths of large amounts of trees
• C) increased runoff and flash floods
• D) increased numbers of trees falling onto roads
• E) increased nitrogen fixation in soil

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Structures within cells that contain DNA and genetic information.

Centromere

Of a duplicated eukaryotic chromosome, constricted region where sister chromatids attach to each other.

DNA Replication

The biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.

Parent Strands

Referring to the original strands of DNA which serve as templates for the production of new strands during DNA replication.