A&B Unit 3 Input 2: ANTHROPOCENE Word Formation

Through "The Origin of Species", Darwin __________ contributed to the understanding of DNA. (substantial)

If someone is referring to _________ economic conditions, they are talking about economic conditions which exist at a particular time. (prevalence)

Antioxidation vs. oxidation battle takes place in cellular organelles called mitochondria, where our bodies ________ food to energy. (conversion)

In cases where there are cancerous cells, insulin may __________ their growth and increase the invasiveness and destructiveness of cancer cells. (facilitation)

Marine scientists fear that continued increases in ocean acidity will slow, and possibly _______, the construction of reefs by corals in many parts of the world. (ceaseless)

Marine scientists state that the increases in ocean acidity will _________ the shells and skeletons of mollusks and corals, and interfere with the metabolic processes of larger marine animals. (dissolution)

Rising waters will change the stratigraphy in some places as they ________ low-lying areas and allow the ocean to deliver sediments farther inland than they do at present. (submergence)

The rapid ___________ rate stems from the ongoing conversion of forests and other natural areas to agriculture and urban land and accelerated climate change resulting from alterations to the carbon cycle. (extinct)

It is expected that there will be _______ differences in the fossils found in layers of rock deposited worldwide during preindustrial times and those that follow. (starkly)

While some scientists contend that the first signs of humanity’s influence over Earth occurred approximately 14,000 years ago, others maintain that ___________ proof linking humans to the demise of those mammals is lacking. (incontrovertibly)