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... example of near - extinction is the bison , once innu- merable in North America , which still exist only because a few survivors were formed into a breeding herd and carefully preserved . In North America the elimination of big - game ...
... example of near - extinction is the bison , once innu- merable in North America , which still exist only because a few survivors were formed into a breeding herd and carefully preserved . In North America the elimination of big - game ...
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... example occurs in a " true - false " examination in which a student who gets 90 questions correct and leaves 10 unanswered appears to know much more than a student who gets 90 correct and 10 wrong . In general , the average transmitted ...
... example occurs in a " true - false " examination in which a student who gets 90 questions correct and leaves 10 unanswered appears to know much more than a student who gets 90 correct and 10 wrong . In general , the average transmitted ...
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... example , most alcohols react with sodium to give hydrogen ) . Ethers and alcohols are considered to be functional group isomers . For every alcohol with two or more carbon atoms , there is at least one isomeric ether ( for another example ...
... example , most alcohols react with sodium to give hydrogen ) . Ethers and alcohols are considered to be functional group isomers . For every alcohol with two or more carbon atoms , there is at least one isomeric ether ( for another example ...
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