Question 1 of 10 Which statement best describes the law of conservation of energy?
O A. Energy can be destroyed only in open systems.
B. Energy cannot change forms in closed systems.
O C. Energy is neither destroyed nor created during energy
transformations.
O D. The total energy in an isolated system can only decrease.

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

Sickle cell amelia is a condition condition where the red blood cells are deformed which is affected by sickle cell amenia

Babies with very low or very high birth weight are less likely to survive. observe a graph of the data. me % babies born at different weights - babies born in that category which statement is a valid claim that could be made using the data in the graph? directional selection is occurring because the graph favors an extreme. mark this and totum save and exit next submit type here to search