Nancy visits a local reservoir where she feeds ducks and other birds. Every time she feeds them she notices that they fight for the best pieces and some do not get any. All living things struggle to get the necessary amount of food, water, and shelter. What is the term for this struggle? A. overproduction
B. natural selection
C. variation
D. competition

What role does differential reproduction play in natural selection? ! a) some organisms have different reproductive success due to nongenetic traits. b) some organisms have traits that them reach reproductive age. c) different methods of reproduction result in some organisms being genetically altered. d) reproduction varies among organisms due to pathogenic factors. the answer is not a or d based on other posts.

Tara sees a commercial for a brand of pills that promise to boost energy and people perform better in work and school. as people in the commercial talk about how much better they feel when taking the pill, tara notices a message on the bottom of the screen that reads, "this pill is not approved by doctors and has not been tested in controlled experiments." what is the best conclusion that tara should make about the commercial? it is making scientific claims based on subjective observations. it is making scientific claims based on opinions instead of pseudoscientific facts. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on objective observations. it is making pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.

Why does meiosis produce cells with half the chromosomes? o a. most of the chromosomes are not necessary to keep an organism alive. b. a gamete needs only half the number of chromosomes because two gametes join together. o c. it makes the gametes easier to move around in the organism. o d. it is faster to produce gametes with fewer chromosomes.