Fic Questions
Which questions about this turtle could be answered
using the process of scientific inquiry? Check all that
apply.
What is this turtle's favorite food?
Is this the most common species of turtle in this
region of the ocean?
How many new turtles are born in this region each
year?
Which beach does this turtle like best?
Does this turtle like the ocean?

Which example best describes a reflex action? a. eating food when hungry b. coughing when the throat is irritated c. bending down to lift a heavy object d. going for a walk outside

If a keystone species is removed from an ecosystem

Our planet has experienced five major extinctions in the four billion year history of life. the first, 450 million years ago, occurred shortly after the evolution of the first land-based plants and 100 million years after the cambrian explosion. the second extinction occurred 350 million years ago, causing the formation of coal forests. next earth experienced two mass extinctions during the triassic period, between 250 and 200 million years ago. the fifth mass extinction occurred 65 million years ago, ending the reptilian dominance of the earth. according to richard leakey, the sixth mass extinction is happening right now. leakey suggests that we, the human race, are the cause. each year, at our hand, approximately 50,000 species vanish from earth. he believes that man is destroying earth at a rate comparable with the impact of a giant asteroid. leakey's statistics indicate that 50% of earth's species will become extinct within the next 100 years assuming leakey's hypothesis of a sixth mass extinction to be true, how will we expect the model to change? a) a sharp spike in the graph approximately 100 million years from now b) a dip in the graph, followed by a sharp spike about 100 million years from now c) a sharp spike in the graph immediately following the "0" location of the x axis d) a plateau following the "0" mark on the x axis, followed by a gradual rise to a new peak