Which of the following can reduce biodiversity within a natural environment? a. non-native kudzu out-compete native plants in the eastern united states. b. acacia trees of central and south america provide shelter for stinging ants, while the stinging ants sting other insects on the trees. c. native olive colobus monkeys follow native diana monkeys in the guinean forests of west africa as extra protection from predators. d. sea anemones along the california coast provide clownfish with protection from predators, while the clownfish defend the sea anemones against butterflyfish, which eat the sea anemones.

How does deforestation affect the water cycle? a. it increases the amount of runoff b.it increases the amount of percolation c. it increases the amount of transpiration d. it increases the amount of precipitationa it increases the amount of runoff

Plz ! for many generations farmers in north america have been choosing to cross corn plants with large ears of corn each year this results in the new generation of plants also growing large ears of corn. what is the technique called? a. selective breeding. b. natural selection. c. mitosis. d. asexual budding.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed