A Hare Population Ingests Local Plants and Assimilates a Percentage

question 204

Multiple Choice

A hare population ingests local plants and assimilates a percentage of the plant biomass (assimilation = ingestion - excretion) .The hares use energy in metabolism as they move, grow, and maintain body temperature.The body tissue they make and the baby hares they produce are available to the local fox population, the main predator of hares.Compared with the amount of energy transferred from plants to hares, the amount transferred from hares to foxes is

• A) much less.
• B) a little less.
• C) much more.
• D) a lot more.
• E) about the same.

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Self-Defense

The act of protecting oneself from harm using reasonable force, especially in contexts of physical threat.

Determinism

A philosophical doctrine stating that all occurrences, such as ethical decisions, are entirely caused by antecedent conditions.

Indeterminism

The philosophical theory that not all events are causally determined by preceding events or natural laws, leaving room for randomness or free will.

Soft Determinism

The philosophical viewpoint that reconciles the theory of determinism and the free will by arguing that behavior can be determined while still holding individuals morally responsible.