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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Easter Island was covered with palm forest before Polynesian settlers arrived.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Africa lost far fewer large mammal species in the Late Pleistocene than the Americas and Australia did.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that humans exhale.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Menstruation occurs in only a small number of mammal species, including humans, apes, Old World monkeys, some bats and the elephant shrew.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Current global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Astronauts on the ISS drink recycled urine.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Shaking a carbonated drink increases carbon dioxide release.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pencil lead contains carbon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Martian atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Acid in rainwater dissolves rocks that contain calcium carbonate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbon isotope analysis can distinguish between terrestrial and marine ecosystems as sources of foodstuffs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Legal markets for threatened species may stimulate black markets and overharvesting.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The recent decline in ocean pH is driven by a rapid increase in atmospheric CO2.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lactobacilli species can inhibit the growth and proliferation of salmonellae and shigellae when grown together.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Plastic shopping bags persist in the environment for hundreds of years before degrading.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbon dioxide traps heat in Earth's atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Operating nuclear power plants produce almost no air pollution or carbon dioxide emissions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lithium-ion batteries can be recycled to recover cobalt, nickel, and lithium.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Plastic bags are banned in many countries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is a garbage patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sunlight causes plastic to become brittle.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Invasive species can cause ecological collapse.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 'happy face' spider is a real species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light pollution prevents seeing the Milky Way.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bottom trawling damages ocean floor ecosystems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Polyploidy is common among fish and amphibian species and very common among plant species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbonates, cyanides, and simple oxides like CO and CO2 are not classified as organic compounds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals and humans through the food they consume.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species where at least one species benefits.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cashmere wool is obtained from the domestic goat species Capra hircus laniger.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ozone is a gas that acts as a major component of air pollution in cities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tidal flooding, saltwater intrusion, and storm-related wind and flooding can kill coastal forest trees.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Varroa destructor is a species of mite that attaches to the body of honeybees.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In natural environments outside of laboratory settings, bacteria exist in communities composed of multiple bacterial species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Saltwater crocodiles live in the ocean and swim across open sea between islands.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most plastic collected for recycling in the United States is not actually recycled.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The koala species continues to decline in many areas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electric cars produce lower lifetime greenhouse gas emissions than comparable petrol cars.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Overfishing causes the collapse of marine fish populations and disrupts ocean ecosystems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most water pollution is caused by human, land-based activities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake shortened Earth's day by microseconds and shifted its axis by centimeters.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Only about 9 percent of all plastic ever produced has been recycled.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chlorofluorocarbons released by human activity destroy ozone in the stratosphere.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The stomach lining resists its own acid because of a protective mucus layer and bicarbonate secretion.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Natural diamonds form from carbon under extreme heat and pressure deep in the Earth's mantle.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Blending bioethanol with gasoline can reduce carbon emissions and enhance fuel efficiency.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Burning coal for electricity produces more carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour than burning natural gas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hurricanes form in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.?
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