According to the rivet model of community structure, a) species share a community because of similar abiotic requirements. b) communities generally lack sharp geographic boundaries. c) if a species disappears from the community, its role will be assumed by another species. d) all species in a natural community contribute to the community's integrity. e) dependence on a particular type of soil rivets plant species into a tightly networked community.

What is a universal way that predation benefits the predator? predation increases mate availability. predation in defense of space. the predator gets the energy it needs to survive. the predator keeps parasites from hurting the species.

On a recent expedition to a remote region of northern canada, scientists uncovered skeletal remains from about 100,000 years ago. surprisingly, all the skeletal remains, which included many species from differing biological families and spanned about two thousand years, showed evidence of experiencing temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees fahrenheit (or 538 degrees celsius). which of the following, if true, best explains the apparent paradox between the cold environment and the evidence of the bones experiencing hot temperatures? (a) chemical changes that naturally occur during the process of decay in only one north canadian species produce the same evidence of the species' skeletons being exposed to hot temperatures as the expedition scientists found. (b) a little over 103,000 years ago, a large fire is known to have occurred in northern canada. (c) strong evidence exists that as early as 70,000 years ago, homo sapiens around the world relied heavily on fire to cook animals. (d) in the same expedition and in roughly the same layer of excavation, scientists found rudimentary wood cutting and hunting tools used by early humans.

Explain why the plants cortex would serve as the best food source for animals