Pocket gophers<span> and </span>their<span> ecological cognates worldwide </span>have<span> profound impacts on </span>ecosystems<span>, from consuming vegetation to altering the soil physically. The rodents excavate vast burrow systems and deposit tailings in abandoned tunnels and on the ground surface.</span>
In the gradual speciation<span> model, species diverge slowly over time in small steps while in the punctuated equilibrium model, a new species diverges rapidly from the parent species. The two key influencing factors on the change in </span>speciation rate<span>are the environmental conditions and the population size.</span>
the answer is A. covalent bonds
<span>An unconformity is a break in the geologic record. These unconformities are created in cases when rock layers erode or sedimentation does not occur for a long period of time. </span>
Rhinitis is an allergic condition characterized by inflammation in the mucus membrane lining of the nose. The anti-histamine nasal sprays controls the symptoms of allergy but it has rebound effect which means that though the sprays works well in controlling the disease, it still causes inflammation and damage to the mucus membrane lining of the nose that may lead to nausea and bleeding of nose.