They wiil eat away at the stomic acid that is from unstrated fats and soon will be energy
The fern should be found on the west side of the mountain ranges at higher elevations because the prevailing winds are from the west off the Pacific Ocean so bring moisture in the clouds and as the clouds rise up over the westernmost mountains they cool off and precipitate so in the warm seasons rain would be concentrated in this area and higher up would be cooler.
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The water would come out the bucket in one direction which is downwards