A strip mining company wants to lease some land that is currently part of a national park. They promise to reclaim the land should any minerals be mined from the area, and they are willing to pay top dollar for the rights. As an ecologist, what factors would you raise with the local government?
A. the threat to local biodiversity
B. management of the land after the company leaves
C. The new jobs that would be created
D. The increased traffic in the area

The phylogeny chart shows the evolution of camels. camelus is the modern-day camel. based on this chart, which three statements are true? ⭕ modern camels are more related to stenomylus than to eschatius. ⭕ stenomylous and modern camels do not share a common ancestor. ⭕ modern camels are more related to camelops than to aepycamelus. ⭕ pliauchenia and oxydactylus may share similar features. ⭕ procamelus and stenomylous may share similar features.

Next pretest: evolution select the correct answer in a laboratory population of flies, the female flies are gray and the males are yellowish gray. biologists observed that all the male flies had an equal chance for reproduction, but the male flies with the brightest colors were more likely to successfully reproduce. what phenomenon could explain such a change? a sexual selection b. disruptive selection c. stabilizing selection d. directional selection

Tara sees a commercial for a brand of pills that promise to boost energy and people perform better in work and school. as people in the commercial talk about how much better they feel when taking the pill, tara notices a message on the bottom of the screen that reads, "this pill is not approved by doctors and has not been tested in controlled experiments." what is the best conclusion that tara should make about the commercial? it is making scientific claims based on subjective observations. it is making scientific claims based on opinions instead of pseudoscientific facts. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on objective observations. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.