Xavier listed the steps involved when sponges take in food and oxygen. 1. Water is drawn in through pores and enters the central cavity. 2. Food is filtered and digested. 3. Water leaves through an opening at the top of the body. Which describes the missing step? Oxygen is removed from the water before step 3. Oxygen is removed from the water after step 3. Tentacles sting and paralyze prey after step 1. Tentacles sting and paralyze prey before step 1.

it would be f

explanation:

option c is the correct answer.

the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.