PLEASE HELP ME! Which of the following explains why tides occur every 12 hours and 25 minutes?
1. Variations in the land and depth of water make the tides uneven.
2. It takes 24 hours and 50 minutes for the earth to make a complete rotation.
3. Early scientists misunderstood how to calculate tides, and their error persists to this day.
4. In some seasons, the rotation of the earth is slower than others, requiring additional time.

Fruit bats in central america eat bananas and other fruits. banana plants rely on bats for pollination. what would be the most likely consequence on the banana crop if fruit bats were eliminated from the area? the banana crop would increase because bats would stop eating the crops. the banana crop would decrease because bats would no longer pollinate the crops. the banana crop would remain constant because bees would replace the bats. the banana crop would remain constant because the plants would adapt using asexual reproduction.