When growing in windy environments, this organism will grow low along the ground, but when growing in sheltered environments, it grows tall. the leaves have a waxy coating to reduce moisture loss, a chemical makeup that makes them fairly fire resistant, and produce a scent that deters predators. it also has a large root system and root crowns. what organism and environment is described above?

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The organism and environment that are described in the text are the Coyote Brush also known as Baccharis Pilularis.

This is a common shrub that can be found in Baja California, Mexico; and California, and Oregon in the United States. This shrub has two subspecies: the Ssp pilularis and the Ssp consanguinea. The first is found along the central Pacific Coast and the second one at the foothills of the mountains. Its heigh is from one to three meters.

When growing in windy environments, this organism will grow low along the ground, but when grown in sheltered environments, it grows tall. The leaves have a waxy coating to reduce moisture loss, a chemical makeup that makes them fairly fire-resistant, and produce a scent that deters predators. It also has a large root system and root crowns.

assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight   the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the have energy higher than those in the orbital while lower than those of the orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the orbital is therefore filled right after orbitals and before orbitals.  

potassium has electron configuration and calcium . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the and should be highlighted as well.

hurricanes form in warm water