The periodic table houses noble gas elements in group 18. these elements are highly stable and rarely react with any other elements. what is one possible reason for the stability of the noble gas elements?

In a certain ecosystem owls are predators for mice. the owl population increases and they eat more mice this causes the mouse population to decrease what happens next? a. the birth of mice increases. b. the birth rate of owls increases c. the population of owls decreases d. the population of mice increases

Match the type of adaptation to the correct example, structural adaptation functional adaptation behavioral adaptation example type of adaptation elephants live in herds to protect their young leaves of a rain forest plant species have a pointed tip that enables rainwater to drain off easily. camels have nostrils that they can close snakes produce venom to kill prey and defend themselves. earthworms coil when touched, as part of a defense mechanism. human skin darkens with increased exposure to sunlight.

Archeologists have discovered three sites showing conclusive evidence for the mastery of fire in tanzania, from a period slightly after the time that homo habilis was present in africa. these sites clearly were founded by homo erectus, the descendent species of homo habilis that migrated north, out of africa and into asia. homo erectus was known to have mastered fire, from ample evidence at sites in asia. there is no reason to attribute mastery of fire to homo ergaster, the descendent species of homo habilis that remained in africa. which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? (a) before their migration, homo erectus occupied african territory as far south as tanzania.(b) the strain of migration provided the selective pressure motivating homo erectus‘ mastery of fire.(c) homo ergaster would not have derived as much benefit from the mastery of fire as did homo erectus.(d) homo ergaster inherited all cultural knowledge from homo habilis, a species that did not have mastery of fire.(e) homo ergaster did not occupy regions as far south as tanzania until well after the time of these three sites.