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a nest of robin eggs is abandoned.

a single robin dies.

a population of robins die.

a population of robins compete for food.
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Please rank the following ecological levels of organization in ascending order.(1 point)

individual → population → ecosystem→ community

community → ecosystem → population → individual

ecosystem → community → population → individual

individual → population→ community→ ecosystem

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Due to regular changes in the environment, an ecosystem at carrying capacity could be described as(1 point)

declining gradually over time.

constant with no changes over time.

fluctuating slightly over time.

growing exponentially over time.

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What is the definition of population?(1 point)

all members of a particular species in a specific area at a certain time

all members of a particular species in a specific area throughout time

all members of a particular species in the world at a certain time

all members of a particular species in the world throughout time
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Which of these traits makes the monarch butterfly a specialist?(1 point)

They are usually avoided by predators like birds.

They migrate to Mexico in the winter.

The adults pollinate flowers.

The caterpillars only eat milkweed plants.
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Question 11 which of the following personal health practices should a person follow to reduce the risk of skin cancer? avoid staying outdoors when the sun is strongest. consume antibiotics to prevent bacterial attacks. wash hands frequently to maintain proper hygiene. have a balanced diet and exercise regularly. question 12 a student wants to compare how easily a metal and a plastic spoon of the same temperature can transfer thermal energy. which of the following activities should the student perform? measure the effort required to bend each spoon. place an ice cube on each spoon and record the rate of melting of the cubes. place the spoons at room temperature and record the change in temperature of each. measure the change in weight of the spoons after placing them in the freezer for a few minutes. question 13 the characteristics of certain cell divisions are described in the following table. cell division characteristics characteristic description 1 forms diploid cells 2 creates sex cells, or gametes which type(s) of cell division do the two characteristics represent? both characteristics represent meiosis. both characteristics represent mitosis. characteristic 1 represents meiosis and characteristic 2 represents mitosis. characteristic 1 represents mitosis and characteristic 2 represents meiosis. question 14 which of the following adaptations in wooly mammoths could have best prevented their extinction? shedding of fur darker color of fur growth of an extra layer of fur increase in the thickness of fur question 15 maria and ben are both suffering from a hereditary disease, as described in the following table. description of disease patient description maria blood cells get stuck in blood vessels, causing painful attacks ben hemoglobin is abnormal due to curved shape of red blood cells which disease(s) are maria and ben suffering from? both are suffering from type 1 diabetes. both are suffering from sickle cell anemia. maria is suffering from sickle cell anemia and ben from type 1 diabetes. maria is suffering from type 1 diabetes and ben from sickle cell anemia. question 16 which of the following icons is used to represent a female carrier of a disease? a half-filled circle a half-filled square a completely filled circle a completely filled square question 17 joe sowed seeds of a plant in two different types of soil in separate pots. she added the same amount of fertilizer to the pots. she then placed the pots in the sun and recorded their growth after four days. what is the independent variable in the study? duration of growth amount of fertilizer growth of seeds type of soil question 18 philip has curly hair and his sister has straight hair. which of the following explains why philip and his sister have different hair types? both children received the same hair coding gene from their mother. both children received the same hair coding gene from their father. their mother was exposed to different environments before their births. the children each received different genes from their parents. question 19 which statement is most likely correct about species which cannot adapt? they become extinct. their immunity increases. their population increases. they produce more offspring. question 20 four animals live in the arctic. their characteristics are described in the following table. animal characteristics a long tail b small feet c black fur d white skin which animal is least likely to be captured by its enemies? animal a animal b animal c animal d

Bisphenol a (often called bpa) is a chemical found in products that people use every day, from water bottles to food containers to children's toys. unfortunately, bpa leaches out of its many products and makes its way into our bodies. what are the health effects of bpa exposure? ongoing research is finding that elevated exposure to bpa can affect a wide variety of developmental and physiological processes, but one of the first studies of bpa's health effects came about because of a simple mistake in the lab. at a laboratory at case western reserve university in 1998, geneticist patricia hunt was making a routine check of her female lab mice. as she extracted and examined developing eggs from the ovaries, she began to wonder what had gone wrong. she noticed that many of the eggs showed problems with their chromosomes, and some had irregular amounts of genetic material, which can lead to miscarriages and birth defects in mammals. she learned that a lab assistant had mistakenly washed the plastic mouse cages and water bottles with a harsh soap, releasing bpa from the plastic. knowing that bpa is an endocrine disruptor, a chemical that can enter organisms and mimic hormones, hunt set out to discover whether it had adversely affected her mice.

1) strawberry plants typically reproduce by making runners, which are miniature versions of themselves, that grow off of the roots and stems of the parent. this type of vegetative reproduction is known as a) pollination. b) fragmentation. c) binary fission. d) vegetative propogation.