Means that the effect of an exposure on an outcome has been distorted by an extraneous factor that has entered into the exposure-disease association.

4the indian leaf butterfly has traits that allow it to resemble a leaf. the bright colors of the monarch butterfly indicate that the butterfly tastes bad and can be poisonous. how does the appearance of these butterflies them to survive? f the indian leaf butterfly is able to avoid predators while the monarch butterfly warns predators away. g. the indian leaf butterfly frightens predators away while the monarch butterfly poisons predators before they can eat it. h both butterflies rely on camouflage to avoid predation. j both butterflies cooperate with one another to avoid predation.

What kind of seafood would you expect to have the highest levels of mercury and why? kelp, because they use the sun to photosynthesize on the bottom trophic level. oysters, because they filter feed on plankton on a lower trophic level. small fish, because they eat plankton on a higher trophic level. sharks, because they feed on organisms on a higher trophic level.

Over the past 60 years, many amphibian species have experienced significant population declines and some species have become extinct. scientists suspected that local human activities such as the destruction of wetlands, regional pollution, and deforestation were the main reasons for these losses. however, research over the past 20 years reveals significant amphibian population declines in protected areas of the world, such as nature preserves and parks. these global declines suggest widespread problems including increased ultraviolet radiation, acid rain, and disease. in switzerland, for example, 14 of the 20 native amphibian species are threatened with extinction. chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease first identified in 1998 as a cause of massive amphibian deaths. in some severely impacted populations, a few individuals have survived, perhaps because of some natural resistance. if these resistant individuals continue to survive and prosper, new resistant populations might emerge. this would be an example of the founder effect artificial selection genetic drift natural selection sexual selection