Which of the following is not true about carbon? a. The total amount of the planet's carbon does not change as it moves through the spheres, because it is a closed system here on Earth.

b. Carbon is a required building block for all known forms of life.

c. Carbon is found in nearly every location on Earth.

d. It is not harmful if carbon rich gases increase in one sphere or another. It cannot change anything important as long as it stays on Earth.

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

Match each description to the appropriate biome. tropical savanna desert tropical rain forest taiga tundra has sparse vegetation and very cold temperatures located near the equator and contains trees that form dense canopy layers is very hot and dry, and has plants that need little water has cold winters, heavy snowfall and is dominated by conifers has warm temperatures and is dominated by grasses

Nkentucky, intoxicating beverages (beer, whiskey, wine, etc.) are involved to some extent in approximately % of collisions fatal to pedestrians.