Spongebob dropped his pumpkin on his way out of the grocery store. disappointed, he wondered if the splat would’ve been smaller if he hadn’t bought the largest pumpkin. he decided he’d by six pumpkins of different weights and purposely drop them on his back patio. he would then measure the distance across each splat. he found that the heaviest pumpkin did the widest flat. what is the independent variable? a. pumpkin types b. weight of pumpkins c. distance across splats d. dropping pumpkins

(05.01 mc) west indian manatees are large aquatic mammals that live in rivers and near shore estuaries, especially in florida. they have two flexible front flippers with three or four toenails, similar to elephant toenails. though they lack hind limbs, manatees have vestigial pelvic bones, as shown in the diagram. manatee and elephant skeletons are shown side-by-side. the manatee, an aquatic animal, has a skeleton that has two large front limbs and two very tiny hind limb bones that do not form actual limbs. the elephant has four large limbs. which of the following answer choices best describes how evidence of the manatee toenails and pelvic bones supports the scientific theory of evolution of these animals? (1 point)