Florida can be described as a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by salt water: the atlantic ocean and the gulf of mexico. the low lying areas of florida are particularly susceptible to salt water intrusions and flooding. what is one way that such a disaster would greatly impact human life? a) available fresh water would be reduced. b) recreational areas might be destroyed. c) sink hole development would increase. d) local weather would be altered.

Indicate whether the following statements about the biases in the fossil record are true or false. a) inland species are more likely to be preserved than marine species b) organisms with hard body parts are more likely to be preserved than are those composed soft tissues. c) species that existed over a larger area are more likely to be preserved than species existing over a smaller area. d) organisms that lived very long ago are more likely to be found as fossils than organisms that lived relatively recently e) the fossils of larger organisms are more likely to be found than the fossils of smaller organisms

Onsider the paragraph above. what is one chemical property of water? a) water is a polar molecule. b) water is the universal solvent. c) water reacts with group 1 metals. d) water has a high specific heat capacity.

In 2001, records showed that local stocks of fish were down worldwide. yet, records of harvests indicated that fish were being taken at records rates. what was actually happening?