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8. Natural capital consists of _____ and ecological services. (9)
9. Most of what we know about the natural history of life on Earth is based on ice cores and ________. (7)
10. This is an example of a heterotroph. (11,0)
11. The major role of stratospheric ozone, with regard to energy and life on Earth, is to absorb what kind of radiation? (11)
13. When coal-burning became widespread in England, the colour of moths shifted toward a darker colour than was previously the average in the moth population. This is an example of what kind of natural selection? (11)
15. _____ is the term used to describe the small genetic changes that occur in a population. (14)
16. What is the name for the process of using genetically engineered animals as biofactories for producing drugs, hormones, chemicals, and human body organs? (11)
18. Adding a million human residents to Canada would increase the global ecological footprint much more than adding a million human residents to ____. (5)
19. Primary producers are noteworthy because they use carbon dioxide and give off _____ as a waste product. (6,0)

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1. A prokaryotic cell has no distinct ______. (7)
2. Different molecular forms of a gene are called ___________. (7)
3. Genetic mutations in reproductive cells most often produce results that are _______. (7)
4. Phytoplankton are _____ in open water ecosystems (9)
5. A decomposer is a type of ___________. (11)
6. The success of humans as a dominant and widespread species is typically attributed to our ________. (6)
7. One unintended consequence of filling in natural wetlands is increased _____. (8)
12. The “sustainable yield” is the highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used __________ without reducing its available supply. (12,0)
14. Which group of organisms contains the largest number of known species? (7)
17. Human _________ is a factor accelerating globalization (8)