Use the drop-down menus below to provide a claim that can be made about trees that release seeds living in floodplain ecosystems based on these data. The graph shows that the numbers of severe flooding events have been (Increasing/decreasing) over time. If this trend continues, the numbers of seed-releasing tree species living in floodplain ecosystems is likely to (Increase/decrease) This would result because the seeds released by the trees would (not be able to/ better be able to) grow in the (Overly saturated, overly dry, nutrient rich) soils. This change in the number of trees and the species abundance of trees in the floodplain would result in a ( less stable/more stable) and (less diverse/more diverse) ecosystem.

4.06 hc)a five-year review of threats to the southern resident orca population of the united states concluded that the top threats were prey availability, contaminants, and effects from recreational and whale watching vessels. further down the list are oil spills, disease, and effects from commercial vessels not targeting whales. how might this list be different if it were for transient whale populations, which have a larger average population size and live farther offshore in open waters? a)the transient population is more likely to be affected by contaminants. b)the transient population is less likely to be affected by whale watching vessels. c)the transient population is more likely to be affected by disease. d)the transient population is less likely to be affected by prey availability.

Explain why biological control methods are generally environmentally superior to chemical pest control methods.

Which of the following matches the organisms described with the correct domain? a. archaea--multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that do not have cell walls b. eukarya--single-celled and multicellular organisms, with a defined nucleus and a variety of nutritional sources c. bacteria--unicellular, eukaryotic organisms with cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan d. bacteria--unicellular, eukaryotic organisms that always lack cell walls