Why does mining have such an impact on the environment?
a. mining only affects the living parts of the environment.
b. because minerals are within the earth’s surface, extraction causes destruction.
c. mining requires the absolute destruction of an area to be cost-effective.
d. areas that are mined can never again sustain plant life.

Match the type of adaptation to the correct example, structural adaptation functional adaptation behavioral adaptation example type of adaptation elephants live in herds to protect their young leaves of a rain forest plant species have a pointed tip that enables rainwater to drain off easily. camels have nostrils that they can close snakes produce venom to kill prey and defend themselves. earthworms coil when touched, as part of a defense mechanism. human skin darkens with increased exposure to sunlight.

Cell specialization occurs by the process ofa. reproductionb. differentiationc. maturationd. growth

What in scientific term why the salty popcorn causes this thirst