Answer:
Theory: <u>A theory is a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method, and which brings together many facts and hypotheses.</u>
Answer:
a. Directional selection favors one end of the phenotype distribution, whereas
stabilizing selection favors intermediate over extreme phenotypes
Explanation:
Directional selection is called directional because it favors one phenotype over another, and stabilizing selection finds a balance between phenotypes.
Answer:
Decomposers
Explanation:
The diagram in this question illustrates a food web, which is a series of interlinked food chains in an ecosystem. In a food chain as depicted in the image, the arrows point to the organism that feeds on another organism. For example, an arrow is pointing from Idaho fescue to an Elk meaning that the elk will feed on that plant.
Different trophic levels constituting organisms exists in the food web including; producers (plants), primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers etc. However, as observed in the image, a general arrow carrying along all the organism is pointing towards the organism in the question mark. This organism is called DECOMPOSER.
A decomposer, usually a microorganism, is an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns the nutrient to the soil for recycling. All organisms in the food web will eventually die and when they do, they'll be decomposed by a decomposer. This is why the arrow pointing towards the decomposers include all organisms.
Answer:
The insecticide must have contain strong, active chemicals that are poisonous and harmful to owls which resulted in their demise while on the other hand, grass hopper or mice may be resistant/ or tolerant to that chemicals that's why it don't have effect on them.
Explanation:
<span>Chromated copper arsenate, or CCA, is a pesticide that has been used for years in
pressure-treating lumber to prevent destruction from rot and insects. Arsenic, a toxic
chemical, can leach from this treated wood, leaving residues on the wood’s surface and in
nearby soil. Young children who play on or near decks or playscapes made from CCA-
treated wood can get arsenic on their skin and into their bodies, especially if they eat or
drink without washing their hands.
Because of the health risks of long-term exposure to arsenic, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that as of December 31, 2003, arsenic Currently the EPA does not recommend that people remove existing structures made with CCA-treated wood or the soil surrounding those structures. However, they do recommend that people reduce their potential exposure to arsenic.</span>
