If you wanted to reduce a plant’s ability to convert light to energy without automatically killing or completely ending the process for an extended time, which of the following parts would you be most likely to cut back? roots
stem
fruit
leaves

Match the graph type to its description. 1. uses symbols to describe information pie 2. compares different quantities at the same point in time line 3. compares increases and decreases in a quantity over a period of time bar 4. shows the relationship of parts to each other and to the whole pictograph

If we represent the solar system on a scale that allows us to walk from the sun to pluto in a few minutes, then a) the planets are microscopic and the stars are millions of miles away. b) the planets are the size of basketballs and the nearest stars are a few miles away. c) the planets are marble size or smaller and the nearest stars are thousands of miles away.

70 pts answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs, using at least 150 words, in the essay box below. 1. which organisms are carnivores? herbivores? omnivores? 2. if the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? the smallest? 3. imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. how will the other organisms be affected? 4. imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. how will the other organisms be affected? 5. imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. how will the other organisms be affected?