A population of alligators lives in a wetland habitat. Which of these describes a density-dependent factor that could affect this population? A. humans intkrduce pollution into the water of the ecosystem
B. a hurricane passes through the area
C. there is a decrease in prey animals on the ecosystem
D. a drought that lasts for several mounths occurs

Populations of blue-winged warblers, a type of bird, migrate south in the winter and return to canadian breeding grounds in the spring. as global temperatures have increased due to climate change, spring has started arriving in the warbler's breeding grounds earlier in the year, before the warblers return. warblers now arrive at their breeding grounds too late to select ideal nesting sites and to feed on important early-spring food sources how are populations of blue-winged warblers most likely to be affected by the earlier arrival of spring? o a. populations will go extinct since the warblers will stop migrating to breeding grounds. b. populations will be unaffected since most species can quickly adapt to effects of climate change. c. populations will increase since warmer temperatures are generally beneficial to survival, d. populations will decline since individuals will be less likely to successfully reproduce, reset next

This patient undergoes a gallbladder sonogram due to epigastric pain. the report indicates that the visualized portions of the liver are normal. no free fluid noted within morisons pouch. the gallbladder is identified and is empty no evidence of wall thickening or surrounding fluid is seen there is no ductal dilation. the common hepatic duct and common bile duct measure 0.4 and 0.8 cm respectively. the common bile ductmeasurement is at the upper limits of normal what cpt code in icd-10 cm code was used

Ecology can best be described as the study of what