Refer to the following food chain: a fly eats a piece of fruit; a spider eats the fly; a bird eats the spider. the bird dies, and is decomposed. at which stage of the food chain is the most energy transferred from organism to organism? a spider eats the fly. a bird eats the spider. the bird is decomposed. a fly eats a piece of fruit.

Match the type of adaptation to the correct example, structural adaptation functional adaptation behavioral adaptation example type of adaptation elephants live in herds to protect their young leaves of a rain forest plant species have a pointed tip that enables rainwater to drain off easily. camels have nostrils that they can close snakes produce venom to kill prey and defend themselves. earthworms coil when touched, as part of a defense mechanism. human skin darkens with increased exposure to sunlight.

Which conditions are necessary for natural selection to occur? select all of the answers that apply. a. inheritable adaptations vary among individuals. b. the population size is increasing. c. more individuals are born than can survive. d. fitness varies among individuals. e. the environment changes suddenly and drastically.

What will a hypothesis become if supported by repeated expermentation