Select the sentence that contains a phrase that means "a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous." A: modest change in what food labels say about sweeteners should not have been that controversial.

B: Nutrition advocates say the strong reaction shows just how much is at stake.

C: Opponents warn of a slippery slope that starts with sugar but does not end there.

D: "The lack of science to justify added-sugar labeling sets an alarming" example, the president of the Sugar Association, Andrew Briscoe, wrote to the administration.

When analyzing tree rings, what do scientists assume a thin ring indicates?

How many major plates cover the earth

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.