A man lifts weights and exercises until he is very muscular. He works out with the hope that his children will also be very strong. A problem with his
idea is that:
characteristics that are acquired during one's lifetime cannot be passed on to
offspring
not all offspring want these new characteristics
these characteristics may make the offspring less likely to survive
offspring are born weak

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.

7. describe two strategies that parents can use to cope with stress. 8. describe the three types of childcare available to families. 9. what can parents do to be more involved in their children's education at home and at school? 10. which factors should a parent consider when choosing a childcare option?

All organisms contribute some water to the water cycle by conducting