Many organisms have unusual behaviors or characteristics when compared to similar organisms. for example, spiders are known for being almost completely carnivorous. they’ve evolved to have fangs and venom to them catch and paralyze prey. however, scientists have recently discovered one unusual species of spider that eats an almost completely vegetarian diet. think of an organism you’ve heard of or read about that has a surprisingly unusual trait or behavior. how is this trait or behavior different from similar organisms? how does it the organism survive in its environment?

People who exercise for an hour may have lower cholesterol levels. is that a statement? a law? or a hypothesis?

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

How can active reading strategies you? o a. they can you get into better physical shape. o b. they can you read fewer science articles. o c. they can you understand what you read. o d. they can you avoid reading altogether.