Some elephants in the scrub jungles of africa had long trunks with which to reach out for leaves. they were able to reproduce more successfully than elephants with short trunks. which aspect of darwin's theory is this scenario an example of? .

a.) variation of species
b.) acquired inheritance
c.) survival of the fittest

surface mining destroys mountain tops, landscapes, forests and wildlife habitats. on top of that, it leads to soil erosion and destruction of agricultural land. the landscape changes can also disrupt river channels and streams, which leads to flooding. which, can destroy plant life and other animals as well.

explanation:

many other transport proteins, often called pumps, move materials against a concentration gradient. active transport drives molecules across a membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration. this process, shown in figure 5.1, uses transport proteins powered by chemi- cal energy.