PLS HELP IM TIMED!! Fish eggs that are fertilized externally are typically clustered and covered in a thick, jelly-like substance.
What is most likely the function of this substance?
a) to protect the eggs and keep them consistently warm inside the parent's body
b) to protect the eggs and keep them safe from any harmful environmental conditions
c) to ensure that only a few of the eggs are fertilized by sperm since external fertilization is uncommon and risky
d) to ensure that only some of the eggs are fertilized by sperm so others can be fertilized internally

What’s this animal (picture is tagged) and where is it most likely to live, rainforest or desert?

The diagram below represents a marine food web and a process that can harm the human population. each circle represents an organism and the smaller dots inside them represent a toxic substance. what is being represented and how does it harm the population? the diagram represents biological half-life, in which toxins build up in organisms higher up on the food chain, and this can negatively impact humans who consume the organisms and the toxic substance. the diagram represents biomagnification, in which toxins build up in organisms higher up on the food chain, and this can negatively impact humans who consume the organisms and the toxic substance. the diagram represents the process by which different organisms prey upon each other; this can impact the human population by reducing the number of organisms that do not contain the toxin. the diagram represents the way that toxins are metabolized by living organisms, with those at greater trophic levels able to metabolize more efficiently than those at lower levels. this means that those at higher tropic levels are safer for humans to consume compared to the organisms at lower trophic levels.

How does the closing of the ductus arteriosus and ductus venosus alter circulation in an infant? a. increases blood flow to the pulmonary artery and increases blood flow to the umbilical vein b. increases blood flow to the pulmonary artery and reduces blood flow to the umbilical vein c. reduces blood flow to the pulmonary vein and increases blood flow to the umbilical artery d. reduces blood flow to the pulmonary vein and reduces blood flow to the umbilical artery