is an objective, self correcting method for gathering and organizing information about the natural world through repeated observations and experimentation.

Which would best keep the oxygen cycle stable? a. cutting down jungles to create farmland b. eliminating parks in large cities c. dumping toxic chemicals into the ocean d. reducing the amount of deforestation d. reducing the amount of deforestation

What sentence best supports the statement that hormones are involved in the regulation of homeostasis? a. the hormone erythropoeitin increases the production of red blood cells when oxygen levels are low. b. the hormone oxytocin promotes labor contractions of the uterus during childbirth. c. the hormone melatonin induces sleep and its production is slowed by exposure to light. d. the hormone cortisol suppresses the immune system and is produced when the body is under stress.

Directions: read the descriptions of the four islands presented in the lesson. 1. list two new traits that each new species of rat might demonstrate as it adapts to the conditions on each island. 2. introduce one of the four new rat species to another island and describe one challenge it would encounter and one success as it adapts to its new environment.