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The British general in charge of the campaigns of 1779-1780 that were designed to eliminate patriot resistance in North and South Carolina was 

The Union commander of the Army of the Potomoc, who unsuccessfully invaded Virginia in the Peninsular Campaign of 1862, but who forced Robert E. Lee to abandon his invasion of the North at the Battle of Antietam, was:

Which constitutional amendment (ratified in December, 1865) formally abolished slavery in the United States?

Researchers wanted to determine if pesticide X was effective at killing grasshoppers that typically invade cornfields. Two ten-acre cornfields located 1 mile apart were chosen. The cornfield to the west was sprayed only with water. The cornfield on the east received the same amount of water with a 10% solution of pesticide X. Grasshopper abundance was measured in the fields every week for 10 weeks.  The results were: West field – the number of grasshoppers doubled East field – the number of grasshoppers declined by 50% Which field was the control group?

Lessons from Easter Island Use the list of words to answer the questions about what brought about the collapse of Easter Island.   

Which of the following is an example of the bottom-up form of population regulation? 

Which of the following best illustrates bias in scientific investigations?

Which is an example of a density independent mechanism?

Driving along a highway, you start noticing a few columbine plants with intense blue flowers. Several miles later, these flowers are super abundant. Then further along, the columbine flowers become less abundant and eventually disappear. The regions with just a few of these plants probably represented the columbine’s ___.

Which of the following would be the trait of a successful colonizer species?