arbon, as with many elements, can arrange its atoms into several different geometries, or "allotropes." In pure diamond, every carbon atom is covalently bonded to exactly 4 other carbon atoms in a very specific and energetically favorable geometry. The diamond cannot be broken or scratched unless many covalent bonds are broken, which is difficult to do. In another common allotrope, graphite, every carbon atom is covalently bonded to only 3 other carbon atoms, and the atoms are arranged in sheets that are not covalently bonded to each other. The sheets can be broken apart easily, ultimately meaning that graphite can be easily scratched. Coal is composed of particles of different allotropes of carbon, and some "amorphous carbon," which has no defined geometry in its atomic structure. Without a continuous network of covalent bonds, coal is easily scratched (i.e. it is not hard).
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Cancer causes tumors to grow. A cell that has become cancerous will multiply rapidly and create a tumor.
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Yes my ex-girlfriend thankfully died from myopia.
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True
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It's typically divided into four sub-disciplines: physical oceanography (the study of waves, currents, tides and ocean energy); geological oceanography (the study of the sediments, rocks and structure of the seafloor and coastal margins); chemical oceanography (the study of the composition and properties of seawater.
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Yes
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Indeed, <u>the best solution for maintaining biodiversity is to conserve the biodiversity of every ecosystem, since all ecosystems have benefits to humans and the earth</u>.
Ecosystems might vary in the kind of services they render to the planet or humans in general. For example, the forest ecosystems supply humans with the necessary timber and wood for construction purposes and sequestrate carbon/produce oxygen from and to the environment respectively. Thus, the forest ecosystem plays a huge role in maintaining the air quality of the planet in addition to several other services.
The variation in the services the different ecosystems render to the human population and the planet necessitates that the biodiversity of every one of them be conserved. Prioritizing the conservation of one over the other will result in losing some of the services provided as a result of loss of biodiversity.
