What Is the Best Way to Promote Fusion Between Two

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to promote fusion between two related populations of mosquitofish, one of which lives in a predator-rich pond, and the other of which lives in a predator-poor pond?

• A) Build a canal linking the two ponds that permits free movement of mosquitofish, but not of predators.
• B) Transfer only female mosquitofish from a predator-rich pond to a predator-poor pond.
• C) Perform a reciprocal transfer of females between predator-rich and predator-poor ponds.
• D) Remove predators from a predator-rich pond and transfer them to a predator-poor pond.

---

Definitions:

Ratified

Formally approved or confirmed, often in the context of contracts or agreements to signify official validation.

Information

Data or knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance.

Principal

In legal and financial contexts, the original sum of money loaned or invested, before interest; in agency, the person or entity who authorizes an agent to act on their behalf.

Specific Authority

Power or permission given to an agent for specific tasks or transactions on behalf of the principal.