Flight has been an important innovation for animals and has led to adaptive radiations in both birds and insects. For birds, what additional fitness benefits have been gained through adaptations for flight? A. Reductions in reproductive organs has led to the production of eggs with a larger allantois, increasing nutrients for their offspring. B. Birds rely on metabolic heat to stay warm and feathers help birds regulate their body temperature. C. The lack of teeth means that birds have become dietary specialists, optimized for eating exclusively grains (land-dwellers) or fish (shore-dweller). D. The relative metabolic rate (per kg) is lower in lighter vertebrates, which means that birds need loss food than other reptiles of a similar size.

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foliated

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foliation forms in a rock when pressure squeezes the rock together. the rock then has a design of many different color little lines. there are three types of foliated rock. the types are slate, schist, and gneiss. each type of foliated rock is different based on grain size and foliation characteristics. the lines appear when the rock has been under pressure.

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4.) metal

"-the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment

-carbon is the essential component of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (which make up all organisms)

-carbon exists in air, water, and living organisms

-producers convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates during photosynthesis

-bacteria in the atmosphere cycles through the system in filtration units

-in cellular respiration, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

-some carbon is stored in limestone (forming one of the largest "carbon sinks" on earth)

-largest carbon reservoir on earth= limestone

-carbon stored in the bodies of organisms as fat, oils, or other molecules may be released into the soil or air when the organism dies

-this may form deposits of coal, oil, or natural gas (fossil fuels, which increased the atmospheric carbon dioxide)

-fossil fuels store carbon left over from bodies of organisms that died millions of years ago

-they are located in the surface of earth, deep within the earth and beneath the ocean floor."    

the most common type of reef is the fringing reef. this type of reef grows seaward directly from the shore. they form borders along the shoreline and surrounding islands.