A group of salamanders lives deep in the forest, where the ground is nice and moist, and there is a lot of shade from the sun. In this scenario, which of the following is a biotic component?

a. the sun
b. soil
c. moisture (water) in the soil
d. salamander

Which of the following best describes homeostasis? a. keeping the internal environment in a stable state b. keeping the external environment in a stable state c. beneficial characteristics resulting from mutation d. reproduction that results in offspring identical to the parent.

Describe how alleles and genes are related

The is an estimate of the fewest number of organisms a population needs to avoid extinction. this measurement will most if the number of offspring each female in the population produces increases. if the population's this measurement will most likely increase. 1 population density, minimum viable population, carrying capacity 2 decrease, be unaffected, increase 3 death rate increase, dead rate decrease