Which of the following best explains why clear-cutting forests is more destructive than selectively cutting down trees in forests?

a.

clear-cutting eliminates all trees leaving none behind to maintain soil fertility or house native animals.

b.

clear-cutting places the land at greater risk for wildfires.

c.

clear-cutting makes land more attractive for human development.

d.

clear-cutting causes less soil erosion than selective cutting.

9. wind power creates pollution. water air soil noise

Four different thermometers were used to measure the temperature of a sample of pure boiling water. the measurements are recorded in the table below. thermometer temperature reading 1 temperature reading 2 temperature reading 3 w 100.1°c 99.9°c 96.9°c x 100.4°c 102.3°c 101.4°c y 90.0°c 95.2°c 98.6°c z 90.8°c 90.6°c 90.7°c the actual boiling point of pure water is 100.0°c. what can be concluded from the data about the reliability and validity of the thermometers?

2. sketch the inside of the bean nodule, and describe or label what you observed with the hand lens.