Which literary device is employed in the following sentence.

Saul's excuse for his disobedience was: 1. he saved the sheep and oxen to feed the nation of israel. 2. the people spared the sheep and oxen to give as a sacrifice to the lord. 3. he didn't hear samuel's instructions to completely destroy the amalekites. 4. he wanted to show mercy to agag, the king of the amalekites.

Summarize the work of famous environmental scientists of the past.

Panthers and leopards prey on deer in an ecosystem. for unknown reasons, the population of leopards increased drastically. what are the likely effects of this change on the species? 1. more food for panthers and more competition for leopards 2. less food and more competition for panthers 3. fewer deer and more competition for panthers 4. more food for deer and less competition for panthers and leopards 5. more food for leopards and less competition for panthers