Answer:
The correct answer is option d)"the percentage of pink flowers should increase over time".
Explanation:
In this study it is stated that two factors affect the flower coloration of <em>Claytonia virginica</em>: slugs preference of eating pink-flowering plants and bees preference of pollinating pink-flowering plants as well. If the researcher removes all slugs from the study population we can expect that the percentage of pink flowers should increase over time. The removal of the predator that prefers eating pink-flowering plants will favor the reproduction of this type of plants, which are also favored by bees pollination preference.
Correct answer: B). The phagocytotic barrier, which is a part of innate immunity
The scenario represents the phagocytosis, which is a type of endocytosis by which the cell engulfs microbial pathogens. The main cells of the immune system that are involved in phagocytosis include macrophages, neutrophils, and dendric cells.
It is a mechanism which is used by the immune system to kill and processing of antigen that play an important role in innate immune response.
Hence, the correct answer would be option B.
The more biodisverse the ecosystem it is, the more niches are occupied, and the more resilient it is for issues that can occur, the ecosystem can be more stable
