Succulents and cacti often have short, thick leaves with a waxy coat. What function does this structure serve? A) retains water

B) the plant uses less energy to grow these short leaves and conserves energy

C) prevents water from evaporating off leaves

D)all of the above

What causes darkening of the skin as melanin production increases

Answer ! in your opinion, what are the limiting factors that might affect the growth or diversity of our ecosystem? respond to this question in claim, evidence, reasoning format. 1. make your claim (i are the limiting factors that might affect the growth or diversity of our 2. follow the claim with 3 pieces of evidence. evidence may be taken from the reading, the videos, previous lessons, or googled answers. site sources, too. 3. use reasoning to explain why you chose your evidence.

If there are 350 trout found in 200 square feet of a pond measuring 1000 square feet what is the estimated trout population of the pond? a. 1350 b. 1550 c. 1750 d. 2000