Answer:
B) Absence of native grasses
Explanation:
The grasses, which acted as a windbreak and whose roots anchored the soil in place, were overgrazed and/or removed to allow for farming. Once a few years of severe drought affected the area, any wind storm was able to blow the topsoil away, rendering the farm land of the Great Plains virtually unusable in many areas. Ground cover is an essential part of sustainable agriculture.
Answer:
Heterotrophs/ or consumers
Explanation:
Heterotrophs, or consumers, are organisms that must obtain energy by consuming other organisms (autotrophs or other heterotrophs) as food.
The first statement describes the environmental factor that affected the skipper butterflies.
When the birds became involved in the skipper butterflies ecosystem, they became a biotic environmental factor. The other answer choices are not environmental factors, but they are adaptations and examples of survival of the fittest.
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Answer:
atmosphere and hydrosphere.
Explanation:
