1 A student collects several plants and pebbles from a riverbank, places them in an aquarium,
and records observations for 15 days. The sizes of the plants increase, while the sizes of the
pebbles remain the same. The student classifies the pebbles as nonliving things.
Which criteria does the student use as the basis for the classification?
A ability to grow
B ability to move
C ability to reproduce
D ability to respond to stimuli

Iron reacts with oxygen to produce iron oxide (rust). this reaction is represented in an equation as 4fe + xo2 → 2fe2o3. identify the value of x that will balance the equation.

You have 2 plants of the same type and same size, same amount of leaves. one of them is put inside the house and the other one is put in the balcony. you water them saturday, one plant with 200 ml and the other with 400 ml of water. which one of your plants need less water? explain.

The collared lizard is a species found in the desert southwest. male collared lizards show considerable color variation, ranging from brightly colored to a very dull pattern. your goal is to determine the function, if any, of male color patterns in collared lizards, using the scientific method. your tentative explanation is that male color plays a role in attracting females for mating purposes. you predict that females will preferentially choose brightly colored males over dull-colored ones. to test this prediction, you observed the interactions of female collared lizards with their male counterparts. you selected males that were the same age and size, and that differed only in their coloration pattern. you placed equal numbers of the two types of male lizards, bright and dull, in aquariums, along with one female lizard per aquarium. out of 350 aquariums observed, the female chose to mate with the brightly colored male 277 times, and the dull-colored male 70 times. in 3 instances, the females did not mate with either type. create a bar graph of your data, plotting the type of male (dull or brightly colored) on the x-axis. on the y-axis, plot the frequency with which each type of male was chosen by females. using this graph, answer the following question(s). is it reasonable to conclude (i.e., is it supported by the data) that female collared lizards prefer more brightly colored male lizards over dull-colored males?