One technique used to check ecosystem health and biodiversity of an ecosystem is to monitor populations of native species and introduced species. native species are species that were present in an ecosystem before humans began altering it. generally, the more native species that are present, the healthier the ecosystem. introduced species are species that humans bring into an ecosystem from other ecosystems. introduced species can become invasive species if they outcompete native species for local resources. in some cases, invasive species can cause native species to disappear from an ecosystem, or even to become extinct. some invasive species can even become the only species of its kind in an ecosystem, which greatly reduces biodiversity. based on this information, which of the following ecosystems is the healthiest and most diverse?

The collared lizard is a species found in the desert southwest. male collared lizards show considerable color variation, ranging from brightly colored to a very dull pattern. your goal is to determine the function, if any, of male color patterns in collared lizards, using the scientific method. your tentative explanation is that male color plays a role in attracting females for mating purposes. you predict that females will preferentially choose brightly colored males over dull-colored ones. to test this prediction, you observed the interactions of female collared lizards with their male counterparts. you selected males that were the same age and size, and that differed only in their coloration pattern. you placed equal numbers of the two types of male lizards, bright and dull, in aquariums, along with one female lizard per aquarium. out of 350 aquariums observed, the female chose to mate with the brightly colored male 277 times, and the dull-colored male 70 times. in 3 instances, the females did not mate with either type. create a bar graph of your data, plotting the type of male (dull or brightly colored) on the x-axis. on the y-axis, plot the frequency with which each type of male was chosen by females. using this graph, answer the following question(s). is it reasonable to conclude (i. e., is it supported by the data) that female collared lizards prefer more brightly colored male lizards over dull-colored males?

Which of the following is not a potential result of deforestation?

Prior to the mt. st. helens eruption on may 18, 1980, satellite and topographic views of the volcano were captured. based on the topographic map of mt. st. helens, what is the contour interval if the volcano height is 2,950 m? question 9 options: 600 m 400 m 750 m 500 m