Biodiversity increases the consumptive value of land, meaning that

ecosystems with low biodiversity consume resources at a higher rate than those with higher biodiversity.
land with lower biodiversity has many more possible uses for humans than land with higher biodiversity.
land that has been cleared for agriculture consumes natural resources at a slower rate and is cheaper to maintain.
ecosystems with higher biodiversity consume more resources than those with lower biodiversity, creating more strain on the environment.
more value can be derived from the more diverse products produced by ecosystems with high biodiversity relative to land that has been cleared for agriculture.

One function of the poly-a tail on eukaryotic mrna sequences is to the mrna be transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. prokaryotic mrna also has a poly-a tail. choose the best explanation of the prokaryotic poly-a tail. a. prokaryotic poly-a tails have the same functions as eukaryotic poly-a tails, because this process is highly conserved throughout different species. b. prokaryotic poly-a tails aren't important, because prokaryotes don't have nuclei. c. prokaryotic poly-a tails have other functions, because prokaryotes don't have nuclei. d. prokaryotic poly-a tails are composed of a different molecular structure compared with eukaryotic poly-a tails.

Over the past 60 years, many amphibian species have experienced significant population declines and some species have become extinct. scientists suspected that local human activities such as the destruction of wetlands, regional pollution, and deforestation were the main reasons for these losses. however, research over the past 20 years reveals significant amphibian population declines in protected areas of the world, such as nature preserves and parks. these global declines suggest widespread problems including increased ultraviolet radiation, acid rain, and disease. in switzerland, for example, 14 of the 20 native amphibian species are threatened with extinction. chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease first identified in 1998 as a cause of massive amphibian deaths. in some severely impacted populations, a few individuals have survived, perhaps because of some natural resistance. if these resistant individuals continue to survive and prosper, new resistant populations might emerge. this would be an example of the founder effect artificial selection genetic drift natural selection sexual selection

Which organelles are labeled d, and what is one feature that distinguishes them from the other labeled organelles chloroplasts the only organelles that produce sugars from sunlight mosomes, only found in animal and bacterial cells centricles only found in animal cells mitochondra, the only energo-generating structures found in cells