Afive-year study was carried out on a population of algae in a lake. the study found that the algae population was steadily decreasing in size. over the five-year period this decrease most likely led to

What will happen to a population of predators if there is a sudden, temporary increase in the number of prey? a. the population of predators will be uniform with no change. b. the population of predators will increase first and then decrease slowly. c. the population of predators will increase continuously.

Sediment layers stop lateral spreading when: they encounter a barrier they encounter an opposing current they run out of additional sedimentary material

What happens when water’s salinity increases? mass decreases. freezing point decreases. buoyancy of objects decreases. the amount of dissolved minerals decreases.