Which situation is most likely to cause an increase in interspecific competition? A. A previously farmed field is allowed to develop into a meadow. B. The number of female moose in a population declines due to a disease. C. Part of a forest is cut down to construct a housing development. D. Two species of birds evolve to feed on seeds from different types of trees.

Which of the following is most important in making the typical seed more resistant to adverse conditions than the typical spore? a) a different type of sporopollenin b) an internal reservoir of liquid water c) integument(s) d) ability to be dispersed e) waxy cuticle

Match the following terms describing electrical events with the correct phases of the cardiac cycle. the ventricular muscle cells depolarize at the start of this phase. during this phase, na+ entry through the funny channels causes the pacemaker potential of sa nodal cells to gradually become less negative until it reaches threshold. the ventricular muscle cells repolarize right before this phase. the cytosolic concentration of calcium in the contractile cells of the ventricle is highest during this phase. a. isovolumetric relaxation b. ventricular ejection c. isovolumetric contraction d. ventricular filling

If water were a non polar molecule, how would its properties be different ? a.) water would be a much lighter molecule b.) water would be able to climb up inside plants c.)water would not be able to form hydrogen bonds d.) water would stick together much more strongly