1. Explain why the same figure can be classified into two different categories. 2. Why is understanding the process of classification of objects important?
3. How do you use classification every day?
4. Based on what you have learned, what other applications could you use a dichotomous key for?
6. Why is observing the characteristics of an object an important first step to identify the object?

Ameadow ecosystem includes many species of grasses and small shrubs, several herbivores, and a few carnivores. a fungus colonizes the meadow and kills most of its vegetation. what is most likely to happen to the populations of herbivores and carnivores in the ecosystem? a. the populations of herbivores and carnivores will increase because there will be less competition for chemical energy. b. the populations of herbivores and carnivores will remain stable because the fungus cannot infect these organisms. c. the populations of herbivores will decrease because of vegetation loss, but the population of carnivores will remain stable. d. the populations of herbivores and carnivores will decline because less chemical energy will be stored in the ecosystem.

Which statement correctly describes a way that mutations increase the likelihood that a species will survive in a changing environment

What function does the limb sever in each animal? how are the limb bones of the four animals similar? based on these similarities what can be inferred about the evolution of the four animals.