Special variables that hold copies of function arguments are called _______.

What would most likely happen to fish in a pond with low levels of dissolved oxygen?

A. There is less algae for fish to eat.

B. Fish populations will grow out of control.

C. Fish will experience difficulty breathing.

D. Fish will release more fecal coliform into the water.

Explain how eutrophication is connected to excess fertilizer use.

Electronic surveillance equipment manufacturer Harte Systems, Inc. is thinking about giving a well-known hardware retailer the marketing rights to its home security system. In accordance with the planned agreement, the hardware chain would pay Harte $30,000 and$25,000 at the conclusion of the first and second years, respectively, and $15,000 per year at the end of the third through ninth years. At the conclusion of year 10, Harte would be due a last payment of$10,000. A second business has made Harte an instant, one-time offer of $100,000 in exchange for the marketing rights to the home security system. Which offer ought Harte to take?

Is a bamboo forest a biome in real life?

Which biome would the kangaroos of Australia be found in?

Does Texas have a high diversity of ecosystems?

The chaparral biome is found along coastal California.

Many introduced species have deleterious effects on communities and ecosystems because:

A. Coevolved parasites and competitors are absent.

B. The introduced species are long-lived.

C. Predators prefer the introduced species; therefore, the local prey proliferate to dangerously high levels.

D. The communities from which they came lost an important predator, competitor, or parasite.

E. All of these occur.

What are microscopic organisms in water ecosystems that start many food chains?

_______ are used to document a program and improve its readability.

After finishing her basic finance course, Marla Lee was so satisfied with the plethora of intriguing and practical information she had learned that she persuaded her parents, who were affluent alumni of the university she was attending, to establish an endowment. Three underprivileged students will be able to take the introductory finance course every year for as long as the endowment exists. The course's fixed annual tuition and book cost is $600 for each student. A single payment to the institution will establish the endowment. On these funds, the institution anticipates an annual return of precisely 6%. How much would be required to support the endowment if the institution could increase its annual return from 6% to 9%?

Speculate about the importance of harmful fungi in ecosystems.

What biome does a wolf live in?