The red imported fire ant is an invasive species that has affected many native species in North America. Scientists wanted to see the effect of the fire ants on the survival of a certain kind of native bird. They treated nests of the bird with a chemical that kills the ants. They treated a different percentage of bird nests in different areas. In some areas, only 25% of the bird nests were treated with the chemical. In other areas, 100% of the bird nests were treated with the chemical. The graph below shows the percent of birds surviving compared to the percentage of bird nests treated with the ant-killing chemical.

What conclusion about the effects of fire ants on the birds is best supported by the graph?
A.
The birds are more likely to survive when there are many fire ants, so the ants are likely outcompeting the birds for resources.
B.
The birds are more likely to survive when there are many fire ants, so the ants are likely providing resources for the birds.
C.
The birds are less likely to survive when there are many fire ants, so the ants are likely taking over the niche of the birds.
D.
The birds are less likely to survive when there are many fire ants, so the ants are likely predators of the birds.

"a scientist studying a whale and its surroundings would need to understand the structure of atoms in case something was negatively affecting the whale or its surroundings."

explanation:

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when atoms of different types of elements join together, they make molecules called compounds. water consists of compound molecules made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. this is why it's called h2o. water will always have 2 times the number of hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.

i believe the correct answer is the virus gets an envelope that contains host molecules when it leaves the host cell.

explanation:

during the bidding/release stage of a virus, it encapsulates itself with part of the membrane of the host cells in this case the cells of the monkey and is the reason as to why the scientist found the genetic material of the monkey on the viral cell surface.

further explanation

to understand this answer, we have to know the cycle a virus undergoes to replicate. a virus is basically a bunch of genetic material enclosed in a capsule and lacks any machinery or organelles to ensure their survival so they must enter a host cell in order to get the environment needed to survive. some viruses enter and lyse(destroy) the host cell after they have replicated and undergo the lytic cycle while some enter and leave the cell intact after replicating and these undergo a lysogenic cycle. to enter the cell, they undergo the first process called attachment by binding to specific receptors and co-receptors on the surface of the host cell. after attaching to the cell, they start the second phase called penetration where virus enters or is engulfed whole by the host cell through a process called endocytosis. it is the same process that a cell takes up materials it needs or pathogens around it. uncoating of the virus then happens after the virus has been engulfed and is the third stage. the virus then undergoes releasing of its genetic material in the host's matrix.   the materials then enter the nucleus and undergo biosynthesis by adding themselves in strands of rna being translated and then copies of the virus are produced in addition to the host genetic material. the material/newly formed viral material then undergoes assembly inside the host cell and form a capsule around them. the virus undergoes the last release/budding stage by binding to the host membrane and pushing outwards. in doing so when they tear away from the host membrane, they pick up the genetic material from the membrane of the host cell to form their envelope.

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propane is burned to provide the heat in many cooking grills. the chemical reaction for this process is shown in the equation below.

c3h8 + 5o2 ? 3 co2 + 4h2o + energy

what are the products in this chemical reaction?

3co2 + 4h2o + energy