Briefly summarize the steps of the six natural cycles of Earth. 1. rock cycle: 2. tectonic cycle: 3. water cycle: 4. carbon cycle: 5. nitrogen cycle: 6. phosphorus cycle:

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed

2. does the given statement describe a step in the transformation of the graph off(x) = x2 that would result in the graph of g(x) = -5x + 2)? a. the parent function is reflected across the x-axis. o yes nob. the parent function is stretched by a factor of 5. yes noonc. the parent function is translated 2 units up.o yes

Conservationists to restore ecosystems. which activity will positively affect the abiotic conditions of an ecosystem?