29. A student is attempting to start a greenhouse in order to make money. She has a 1000 kg of soil. She samples the pH of
the soil using litmus paper and finds the pH to be 13. Based
on the information, what will the plants likely do?
a.
Great extremely well due to the high pH.
b. Not grow due to the high pH.
c. Only the plants from dry, desert-like conditions will grow.
d. Nothing will grow because of the over-saturated soil.

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

Anurse is caring for a 42-year-old client who is scheduled for an amniocentesis during the fifteenth week of gestation because of concerns regarding down syndrome. what other fetal problem does an examination of the amniotic fluid reveal at this time?

Which of these outcomes is a negative impact of postindustrial societies on the environment? a. nomadic ways b. overpopulation c. overgrazing d. resource renewal