A student has a bag of Takis. They accidentally rip a hole in the bag and the takis begin to fall onto the floor. As the takis fall they are losing
potential energy and gaining what type of energy?

kinetic energy

Explanation:

Potential energy is the energy of an object while it is not moving, kinetic energy is an energy of an object while it is moving.

When an object is losing potential energy, it slowly starts moving.

when an object loses kinetic energy it slowly starts stopping.

So in a nutshell, the Takis are falling and losing their potential energy, while gaining kinetic energy.

the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.