The answer is catastrophism.
Catastrophism is a theory explaining that the Earth has been affected by sudden catastrophes which created its geological features. Some of the proposed catastrophes is a global flood followed by an uplifting of some rock which happened sudden, in a short period of time. It is opposite theory to uniformitarianism which explains that the Earth was formed in slow changes.
Answer:
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines an element's atomic number
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The decline in the overall population of trout and larger fish is because the Insect population has decreased.
<h3>What is a population?</h3>
A population is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat.
Population of organisms is affected by;
- availability of water
- space
- food and nutrients
- predators
- climate change
Since the population of trout is directly affected by the number of insect species, the decline in the overall population is because the Insect population has decreased.
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