Meerkats are small desert mammals that live in groups of 20-50 animals. you observe one meerkat standing upright on a stump, looking around, while other meerkats forage for food. you hypothesize that this is an example of kin selection. what additional information would you need to know to evaluate your hypothesis?
a. the body size of this meerkat relative to other members of the group
b. the gender of this meerkat as well as that of all other members of the group
c. the degree of genetic relatedness of this meerkat to all members of the group
d. all other activities of this meerkat as well as those of all other members of the group
e. the foraging success of this meerkat as well as that of all other members of the group

protist eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi ("misfits")

americans began to notice growing differences between the northern and southern sections of the country. there were more people living in cities in the north, which made it more urban. more people lived on farms in the south, which made it more rural. while many people were farmers in the northern states, there were now other ways to make a living, such as working in mechanical cotton gins factories manufacturing cloth, tools and other goods. people in the north supported high tariffs on goods imported from europe because the extra cost encouraged people to “buy american” instead. in the southern states, planters did not like tariffs because they sold most of their production to europe and bought their tools from there as well. southerners believed the protective tariff was something that only northern factory owners keep their profits high. so the southern politicians came up with an idea. they would opt out. they would simply ignore the protective tariff. it was ‘null and void’ in south carolina. the state would not collect the taxes on goods imported into south carolina, no matter what the president said they had to do. this decision led to the nullification crisis.

volcanoes (an event in the geosphere) release a large amount of particulate matter into the atmosphere. these particles serve as nuclei for the formation of water droplets (hydrosphere). rainfall (hydrosphere) often increases following an eruption, stimulating plant growth (biosphere).

b. to discover aspects of the natural world.

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