The correct order of the process that occurs when a sperm encounters an egg is the a. sperm reaches ovum, zona pellucida dissolves, zygote is formed, implantation occurs, and the embryo begins secreting hCG. b. zona pellucida dissolves, sperm reaches ovum, zygote is formed, implantation occurs, and the embryo begins secreting hCG. c. zona pellucida dissolves, sperm reaches ovum, zygote is formed, embryo begins secreting hCG, and implantation occurs. d. sperm reaches ovum, zygote is formed, implantation occurs, zona pellucida dissolves, and the embryo begins secreting hCG. e. sperm reaches ovum, zona pellucida dissolves, zygote is formed, embryo begins secreting hCG, and implantation occurs.

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.  

the principle of segregation describes how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive cells. from his data, mendel formulated the principle of segregation. we now know that the segregation of genes occurs during meiosis in eukaryotes, which is a process that produces reproductive cells called gametes.