Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 51

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.

Figure 55.4
-The most likely cause for the shift in caterpillar peak mass is

• A)pesticide use.
• B)earlier migration returns of flycatchers.
• C)an innate change of biological clock by caterpillars.
• D)global warming.
• E)a decrease in the amount of calcium in the ecosystem.

Evaluate theories explaining prejudice, discrimination, and the creation of ethnic and racial identities.

Assess the role and outcomes of symbolic ethnicity in contemporary society.

Understand the concept of correlation and its applications in predicting outcomes based on relationships between variables.

Learn the definitions and examples of positive and negative correlations.

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