A medical malpractice claim involving a wrong-site surgery was heard in a higher court, which resulted in the health care facility’s requirement to pay the plaintiff $1 million in damages. A similar case with similar elements was also heard in a lower court, and thus the lower court followed the lead of the higher court in deciding the outcome of the case. The term that most appropriately describes the action of the lower court is:

Two grizzly bears are fighting over a fish to feed themselves. what kind of interaction is this scenario, which works as a limiting factor in the bears' survival? a. apparent competitionb. interference competitionc. exploitation competitiond. mutualism

You're doing research for a public essay on alternative medicine. which of the following sources has the most reliable information? a. a post on a social networking site about the undesired side-effects of different alternative medicinesb. a recent government report comparing the results of alternative and contemporary medicine for a specified diseasec. an anonymous article on a medical website that claims the success of alternative medicined. a 2003 study conducted by a medical research center about the effects of alternative medicine

An unsuccessful attempt at cooperation among the colonies was