Why does the government place excise taxes on goods such as cigarettes and alcohol?

In the following diagram, four different index fossils are labeled: which of the labeled fossils comes from the oldest organism? a b c d

Sarah is making a scale drawing of a painting that is 48inches wide by 120 inches high her paper is 12 inches wide and 24 inches tall she decides to use a scale 1 inches equals 4 inches is this a reasonable scale

70 pts answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs, using at least 150 words, in the essay box below. 1. which organisms are carnivores? herbivores? omnivores? 2. if the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? the smallest? 3. imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. how will the other organisms be affected? 4. imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. how will the other organisms be affected? 5. imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. how will the other organisms be affected?