Krakatoa was an indonesian island that was completely obliterated in 1886, when a massive volcano exploded on the island. underwater lava flows slowly rebuilt a new island, called anak krakatau, by 1927. on anak krakatau, the first organisms to arrive were small weeds. the weeds then gave way to coconut trees. land crabs, seagulls, and rats began to colonize the island. by the 1980's, coconut trees gave way to tropical eucalyptus trees inland. wild pigs and large lizards colonized the island. in the future, a mature rainforest will re-grow.

Simulating adaptations in a species in this activity, you will discuss in detail the adaptations in a species of rain forest plants. you will build a simulation that explains the changes in the traits of the plant population over 10 years. you will also establish a scientific explanation to justify the changes in the traits of the population, * time to complete: 1-2 hours part a an organism's adaptations are specific to its native environment. an organism that lives in a coniferous forest will have different adaptations compared to an animal that lives in a tropical rain forest. the following graphs show the temperature and precipitation throughout the year for two different forests: a coniferous forest in canada, and a tropical rain forest in belize. evaluate the graphs, and then explain why plants from these two ecosystems will have different adaptations. in your answer, explain the survival challenges that plants face in these two environments.

Identify the terms using the following picture. principle of dominance item 1 can be described as the . item 2 can be described as the . the "p" represents from one parent.

Name the two stages involved in protein synthesis and explain what occurs in each of the two stages. be sure to also indicate where each process takes place. plz don't give one sentence answers : d