Pluots are a fruit produced by cross-breeding plums and apricots. The outside of the fruit resembles the skin of a plum, while the inside has a flavor that resembles that of apricots. Is this an example of a new crop generated through breeding for optimization of a specific trait? Explain your answer using an example you've learned about in this activity.

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.