How much energy is passed up the food web from one level to the next

On one of his many outings through the brobdingnagian countryside, gulliver walks on a small path through a field. during this walk on the small path, how does gulliver get dirty? a. the dwarf throws at gulliver, b. the queen of brobdingnagian steps on gulliver, c. gulliver gets caught in a rainstorm, and d. gulliver falls in cow dung.

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"her fervent piety and watchful uprightness made it impossible to see her without thinking and feeling — 'that woman is a christian.'" what is the meaning of fervent as it is used in the sentence? a.warm b. dutiful c. excessive d. emotional