7. You are stranded on an island covered in
vegetation. To escape, you decide to build
a raft out of layers of reeds and small
branches.
(a) Would it be better to line up the reeds in
each layer and tie them together, or to
crisscross them and weave them together?
(b) Would it be better to line up the reeds in each layer in the same direction as the layer below, or should the reeds in each layer point in different directions, explain.

Fruit bats in central america eat bananas and other fruits. banana plants rely on bats for pollination. what would be the most likely consequence on the banana crop if fruit bats were eliminated from the area? the banana crop would increase because bats would stop eating the crops. the banana crop would decrease because bats would no longer pollinate the crops. the banana crop would remain constant because bees would replace the bats. the banana crop would remain constant because the plants would adapt using asexual reproduction.