Jason enjoys watching the squirrels in his neighborhood park. They eat the red oak acorns. After the city removed 4 diseased red oak trees, the population of squirrels decreased from 105 to 98 in one year. If the population continues to decline at the same rate, how many squirrels will live in the park in 15 years? first, calculate the rate of decay by subtracting the two populations and dividing the difference by the initial population. Then, use the formula

Alaser tag arena sells two types of memberships. one package costs $325 for one year of membership with an unlimited number of visits. the second package has $125 enrollment fee, includes five free visits, and costs and additional $8 per visit after the first five. how many visits would a person need to use for each type of membership to cost the same amount over a one-year period?

Analyze the analogy and read the information below it. fish : fin : : bird : wing if you were reading this aloud, you would say, "fish is to fin as bird is to wing." this analogy uses parts of an animal to relate to the whole animal. much like how a fin a fish move, so does a wing a bird move. which analogy also uses parts to relate to the whole? sky : blue : : dirt : brown flower : petal : : tree : leaf car : road : : boat : water food : sandwich : : sport : softball

Spider crabs live in the shallow regions of the ocean floor. algae tend to grow on the surface of spider crabs. the algae provide the crabs protection from predators by camouflaging them. the spider crabs give the algae shelter. what does this description suggest? 1. the algae are parasites of the spider crabs. 2. the algae and the spider crabs have a mutualistic relationship. 3. the spider crabs are commensals, and the algae are parasites. 4. the spider crabs benefit from the algae living on them. 5. the spider crabs are parasites of the algae.