Which statement best explains the data?

Flock x flock y flock z total pieces of food eaten (from previous page) 147 93 60 food percentage* % % % simulated number of birds in flock for 3rd generation** * divide each flock's total pieces of food by 300, the total number of pieces of food eaten. ** multiply the food percentage for each flock by the total number of birds (30).

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. in an experiment, dr. travis examined the effects of calcium intake on osteoporosis, a condition that causes an increased risk of bone fractures. the amount of calcium is variable. the risk of bone fractures .

Our planet has experienced five major extinctions in the four billion year history of life. the first, 450 million years ago, occurred shortly after the evolution of the first land-based plants and 100 million years after the cambrian explosion. the second extinction occurred 350 million years ago, causing the formation of coal forests. next earth experienced two mass extinctions during the triassic period, between 250 and 200 million years ago. the fifth mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago, ending the reptilian dominance of the earth. according to richard leakey, the sixth mass extinction is happening right now. leakey suggests that we, the human race, are the cause. each year, at our hand, approximately 50,000 species vanish from earth. he believes that man is destroying earth at a rate comparable with the impact of a giant asteroid. leakey's statistics indicate that 50% of earth's species will become extinct within the next 100 years assuming leakey's hypothesis of a sixth mass extinction to be true, how will we expect the model to change? a) a sharp spike in the graph approximately 100 million years from now b) a dip in the graph, followed by a sharp spike about 100 million years from now c) a sharp spike in the graph immediately following the "0" location of the x axis d) a plateau following the "0" mark on the x axis, followed by a gradual rise to a new peak