Which of the following are likely impacts of converting natural grasslands into agricultural land, if that conversion occurs without attempts to mitigate its effects? ️ Note that there are 2 answers to this question.
Choose 2 answers:

A. Certain animal populations in the grassland ecosystem will get smaller due to habitat fragmentation, leading to a decrease in biodiversity.

B. Water containing fertilizer will drain from the agricultural lands, causing an overgrowth of algae in nearby lakes.

C. Crop plants will add to the genetic diversity of the region’s plant communities, making the communities less susceptible to disease outbreaks.

D. The grassland areas will have fewer native grasses and other resources, making it more difficult for invasive species to become established there.

In 1959, doctors began using the powerful antibiotic methicillin to treat infections of staphylococcus aureus, but within two years, methicillin-resistant strains of s. aureus (mrsa) appeared. how did the resistant strains of s. aureus emerge? in 1959, doctors began using the powerful antibiotic methicillin to treat infections of staphylococcus aureus, but within two years, methicillin-resistant strains of s. aureus (mrsa) appeared. how did the resistant strains of s. aureus emerge? staphylococcus aureus bacteria that were able to synthesize cell walls using a protein that was not affected by methicillin survived the methicillin treatments and reproduced at higher rates than did other individuals. over time, these resistant individuals became increasingly common. in response to treatment of staphylococcus aureus infections with methicillin, some bacteria began to synthesize cell walls using a protein that was not affected by methicillin. these bacteria survived the methicillin treatments and reproduced at higher rates than did other individuals. over time, these resistant individuals became increasingly common. in response to treatment of staphylococcus aureus infections with methicillin, bacterial populations gradually began to synthesize cell walls using a protein that was not affected by methicillin.

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.

True or false: (a) the strings of little red dots represent carbohydrates. (b) the model is called a bilayer because there are two main types of molecules present, lipids and proteins. (c) the many black lines represent amino acid tails. (d) this model shows membrane transport. (e) the blue ovals are hydrophobic. (f) the blue ovals represent phospholipid heads.