In the section "Investigating Life: Size Matters in Fishing Frenzy", what hypothesis were the researchers testing?
A. Harvesting larger fish would increase the size of fish in future generations.
B. Harvesting fish randomly would decrease the size of fish in future generations.
C. Harvesting larger fish would decrease the size of fish in future generations.
D. Harvesting fish randomly would increase the size of fish in future generations.
E. Slot limits would decrease the size of fish in future generations.
Answer: C. Harvesting larger fish would decrease the size of fish in future generations.
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A. wind-based pollination B. animal-based pollination C. a large female gametophyte D. a small female gametophyte E. increased rates of photosynthesis F. decreased rates of transpiration
According to the second law of themodynamics, energy cannot be created nor destroyed
__________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The same bees that pollinate the flowers of the Brazil nut trees also pollinate orchids, which are epiphytes (in other words, plants that grow on other plants); however, orchids cannot grow on Brazil nut trees. These observations explain _____
A) the coevolution of Brazil nut trees and orchids B) why Brazil nut trees do not set fruit in monoculture plantations C) why male orchid bees do not pollinate Brazil nut tree flowers D) why male orchid bees are smaller than female orchid bees
A(n) __________ dominates bryophyte life cycles.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).