Answer:
The environment that it lives in has not changed much, therefor there is no need for evolution to take place.
Explanation:
A is false.
Respiration breaks down glucose and oxygen, not food.
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Answer:
Cool water at the surface traps nutrients deep in the lake to provide food during the winter.
Explanation:
During winter, <u>ice forms on the surface of the lake</u> when the temperature drops below 4 degrees Celsius. However, the <u>water below remains warm</u> because the ice layer on top also acts as insulation of heat transfer in case of further temperature drops. Further, ice formation <u>retains/seals off</u> nutrients and gases flow below the ice sheet. The amount of nutrients is sufficient for phytoplankton activity during light hours (there is no complete darkness even after thick ice sheet is formed). Resultantly, the <u>photosynthesis</u> produces <u>oxygen and food</u> for aquatic organsism within the lake environment and support their <u>survival during winter season</u>.
The graph shows, in a period of time between 1978 and 2010. Therefore, it's related to the last 50 years, not the last 100 years, meaning that alternative D is wrong. The amount of sea ice shown in the graph is shown in the scale of million square miles. So, as the graph shows an initial value around 3.2 (3 millions and 2 hundred miles) and it ends up in a value around 2.2 (2 millions and 2 hundred miles), still the real values are around 2.8 (2 million and 8 hundred thousands initially) and 2.0 (2 millions at the end), having a lower value of 1.8 (1 million and 8 hundred thousand); So, in both scenarios, arctic sea ice has shrunk by 1,000,000 (1.0) square miles, being under 2,000,000, not over. Therefore, the highest number to be inside this amount is 2,000, so the correct answer is A: Arctic sea ice has shrunk by over 2,000 square miles in the last 50 years.