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Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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What has a ring but no finger?

Answer

A Telephone or an Alarm...

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Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is aimed at the education of which of the following

A) Engineering and Technical Education B) Education of girls upto graduation level
C) Adult Education D) Education of children between 6-14 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Education of children between 6-14 years

Explanation:
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Which of the following is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy?

A) Wind Power B) Hydrogen Fuel
C) Natural Gas D) Solar Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Natural Gas

Explanation:

Natural Gas is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy because that does not renew itself once used, unlike the other choices. 

It is a resource that will not be naturally replenished.

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Which of the following is an air pollutant?

A) Sulphur dioxide B) Ozone
C) Water vapour D) Nitric oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphur dioxide

Explanation:

Air pollutants are solid particles, gases, and liquid droplets in the air that can adversely affect ecosystems and the health of humans.

 

Major ambient air pollutants include toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Power plants, factories, and vehicle and air traffic are the most important anthropogenic sources of air pollution.

 

In addition, natural sources such as wildfires and volcanic activity contribute to ambient air pollution.

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What is BGP ?

Answer

It is a protocol used to advertise the set of networks that can be reached with in an autonomous system. BGP enables this information to be shared with the autonomous system. 

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Which is an example of a complex sentence?

A) The cricket match was cancelled, because it was raining. B) My Dad laughed when I told a joke
C) He sang and she danced. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The cricket match was cancelled, because it was raining.

Explanation:

A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

If two clauses are connected with a coordinating conjunction, it's a compound sentence.

If two clauses are connected with a subordinating conjunction, it's a complex sentence.

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Middle latitude cyclones are fueled by? 

A) air high in the atmosphere B) polar continental air masses
C) energy from falling precipitation D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) air high in the atmosphere

Explanation:

Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth.

 

Middle latitude cyclones are fueled by air high in the atmosphere.

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