Why has our contemporary lifestyle, with many people spending hours sitting sedentary in front of televisions or computers, contributed to a significant rise in obesity? a. because low muscle tone promotes insulin insensitivity b. because blood glucose levels remain stagnant during inactivity c. because humans use energy very efficiently, and less activity causes us to use less energy d. because leptin is most effective when people are active?

The carbon cycle is best defined as a process in which a. carbon changes from inorganic forms to organic forms and back b. carbon is changed into other elements such as oxygen or nitrogen c. carbon is continually created from the sun’s energy by plants d. carbon is consumed and regenerated from other elements such as oxygen and nitrogen

If there are 350 trout found in 200 square feet of a pond measuring 1000 square feet what is the estimated trout population of the pond? a. 1350 b. 1550 c. 1750 d. 2000

Monarch butterflies have brightly colored orange wings with black patterns on them, making them easily visible to birds that eat butterflies and moths, yet birds rarely eat the monarchs. likewise, the monarch caterpillars are brightly striped yellow and white and black, and they also are rarely eaten by birds, although some wasps will attack them and feed them to their young. what can be inferred from these observations? monarchs must threaten and attack birds, but not wasps. monarchs have a way of discouraging bird predation that does not involve hiding. monarchs’ wings are so colorful that most birds must find them difficult to eat. monarchs lay more eggs than other less conspicuous butterflies.