When plants of a particular species are growing too close to each other, crowding may eventually lead to mortality, known as self-thinning. this type of mortality is density-dependent. oscillating. exponential. density-independent. random?

Parthenogenesis is a type of reproduction that does not require a mate. it’s rarely seen in birds and higher vertebrates. parthenogenesis involves the formation of a zygote. but this zygote is formed without fertilization. in parthenogenesis, in the absence of a male gamete, the ovum develops directly in the zygote.

There are fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements in the universe, but there are millions of different unified substances. explain how this can be true.

Dr. arenas is a scientist who has been trying to determine if increasing pressure will increase the sound that occurs when two chemicals explode. it measures the volume of the sound that occurs at the minimum pressure at which the explosion will occur. it then increases the pressure and measures the volume of the explosions that occur. what kind of investigation is the scientist conducting?