Pls help me with this I need this to be answered by tonight along with the others I had posted

The authors use the word “backbone” in lines 3 and 39 to indicate that

17 a tourist was planning a trip by car for travelling at some constant speed for 2.5 hours. however, he found that if he increases the speed by 20 km/h he can cover the same distance in 30 minutes less time than it was planned. what was the planned speed of the tourist, in km/h?

An ecosystem is shown in the illustration. assume that human activities have led to a decrease in the number of eagles. a virus attack on rabbits has led to a decrease in their population in the ecosystem. which two sentences describe likely effects on the ecosystem? 1. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects and a decrease in the number of frogs. 2. there’s an increase in the number of snakes and insects, and the storks face increased competition for food. 3. there’s an increase in the number of storks and a decrease in the number of snakes and insects. 4. there’s an increase in the number of frogs and a decrease in the number of storks and insects. 5. there’s a decrease in the number of snakes, insects, and frogs.