When salts are dissolved in water, they
a. precipitate as compounds
b. separate into component atoms
c. separate into ions
d. form acids and/or bases

Directions: read the descriptions of the four islands presented in the lesson. 1. list two new traits that each new species of rat might demonstrate as it adapts to the conditions on each island. 2. introduce one of the four new rat species to another island and describe one challenge it would encounter and one success as it adapts to its new environment.

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation? a) a population becomes geographically isolated from the parent population.b) the separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.c) the isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.d) different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.e) gene flow between the two populations is extensive.

Which statement correctly describes other ways in which nebulae and stars are different? a. a star always has a higher density than a nebula. b. stars can form inside a nebula but a nebula can never be produced by any star. c. stars can never form inside a nebula but a nebula can be produced by any star. d. a nebula always has a higher density than a star. reset submit