The pressure needed to pump blood back to the heart is produced by the

heart
body muscles
contracting arteries

Apart of an ecosystem that can restrict the growth of a population is referred to as

The fish shown above is a tarpon. it is a fast-swimming and powerful open-water fish. its closest relatives, oddly, are burrow-dwelling conger eels that stay on the bottom. both eels and tarpon developed from snake-like larvae that float in the plankton during the first stages of life. once they mature, tarpon and eels are not found near one another in the ocean. the tarpon and the eel illustrate all of the following except

Anurse is caring for a 42-year-old client who is scheduled for an amniocentesis during the fifteenth week of gestation because of concerns regarding down syndrome. what other fetal problem does an examination of the amniotic fluid reveal at this time?