LScientists are investigating the cause of the large increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration since about 1800. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the increase? (SC.912.L.17.18)
A eruptions of large volcanoes
B. use of fossil fuels by humans
C. natural fluctuations of climate
D. photosynthesis by phytoplankton

The united states produces an average of 429 billion pounds of food annually. about 133 billion pounds of that food ends up as waste.the percentage of food that the united states wastes each year is %.

To answer this question, researchers studied populations of the dusky salamander (desmognathus ochrophaeus) living on different mountain ranges in the southern appalachian mountains. the researchers tested the reproductive isolation of pairs of salamander populations by leaving one male and one female together and later checking the females for the presence of sperm. four mating combinations were tested for each pair of populations (a and b)—two within the same population (female a with male a and female b with male b) and two between populations (female a with male b and female b with male a). the proportion of successful matings for each mating combination was measured. for example, when all the matings of a particular combination were successful, the researchers gave it a value of 1; when none of the matings were successful, they gave it a value of 0. then the researchers calculated an index of reproductive isolation that ranged from 0 (no isolation) to 2 (full isolation). the reproductive isolation value for two populations is the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type within populations (aa + bb) minus the sum of the proportion of successful matings of each type between populations (ab + ba). the table provides data for the geographic distances and reproductive isolation values for 27 pairs of dusky salamander populations.

What is the importance of having the us forest service, the bureau of land management, the us fish and wildlife service, and the national park service? to manage land resources for conservation and the development of natural resources to manage land resources for conservation and the development of urban areas to preserve historical landmarks and manage the development of urban areas to preserve historical landmarks and manage the development of rural areas