Notice the populations decrease as you go from the bottom of the food chain to the top.
Why do you think this is so?

Which of the following is the most likely result of converting forestland to urban development? a. the amount of land available for lumber production decreases. b. fewer trees are needed because cities are made mainly of concrete. c. people discover more efficient ways to grow trees. d. the price of lumber goes down.

The sketch shows a rynchosaur, an extinct animal that is known only from fossils. there has been much debate about the classification of these creatures. some scientists suggest that they belong with primitive amphibians, and some think they are related to snakes and lizards. the data equally support both cases. which statement best explains how to draw a cladogram that includes the rynchosaur? draw the cladogram for amphibians. draw the cladogram for reptiles. draw two cladograms, both showing the traits, and leave it as a hypothesis. draw two cladograms, both showing the traits, and have scientists vote

The science for classifying and naming organisms is known as