Scientists have found that nearly every ------- spent some time each day unresponsive to their environment, or asleep. However, how much each animal sleeps varies wildly: brown bats sleep for twenty hours a day, while penguins take thousands of split-second naps.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?animal—including mice—pigeons, and even brainless jellyfisheliminateanimal, including mice, pigeons, and even brainless jellyfisheliminateanimal—including mice, pigeons, and even brainless jellyfish—eliminate

According to Karen Strier, primate foraging takes up aboutGroup of answer choices25% of waking hours.90% of waking hours, because primates eat such low-quality food.10% of waking hours, because primates are so efficient.50% or more of waking hours.

A conservation group in the United States is trying to change the long-standing image of bats as frightening creatures. The group contends that bats are feared and persecuted solely because they are shy animals that are active only at night.Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the accuracy of the group's contention?A) Bats are steadily losing natural roosting places such as caves and hollow trees and are thus turning to more developed areas for roostingB) Bats are the chief consumers of nocturnal insects and thus can help make their hunting territory more pleasant for humansC) Bats are regarded as frightening creatures not only in the United States but also in Europe, Africa, and South AmericaD) Raccoons and owls are shy and active only at night; yet they are not generally feared and persecutedE) People know more about the behavior of other greatly feared animal species, such as lions, alligators, and greatly feared animal species, such as lions, alligators, and snakes, than they do about the behavior of bats

Bats like darkness.They go out at night.andorbutsojoining wordsCombine the sentences into one sentence. Use one of the joining words.

Sleep changes over the life course. As we get older, we tend to:Group of answer choicesSpend more time in REM sleepSleep for longerFall asleep more quicklyHave more broken sleep

Recall that in the msleep data, the variable sleep_rem represents the average number of hours of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep per day for a species of mammal, while the variable sleep_total represents the average total number of hours per day the mammal spends asleep.