Ecosystem Diversity: Question 1 From the standpoint of natural selection, how is an organism's "fitness quantified? Select one: O By how long each of its offspring is able to survive O By how quickly it escapes from predation O By how often it reproduces during a single season O By how many viable, fertile offspring it produces

Residential construction is expanding in florida, the expansion has caused fragmentation of habitats, one of the results of the increased construction is a decrease in the number of large predators such as the coyote, black bear and pool panther, which will be the most immediate local result of this fragmentation? 1)large predators will become extinct 2)decrease in middle sized predators 3)increase in population of top carnivores 4)increase in population of prey species

1. which of the following transport mechanisms utilizes energy? a. osmosis b. diffusion c. facilitated diffusion d. endocytosis

Blank is a rock with a find dark texture that makes up the oceanic crust