Two neighboring regions were exposed to different levels of abiotic stress. Eastern region was exposed to high levels of abiotic stress, while Western region was almost stress-free. Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question: Which region had more animal species inhabiting it?
Ans: Western

In a laboratory, Marcus is working with two identical containers of the same amount of gas inside them. For his next experiment, he needs these containers to be different temperatures. He takes container X and puts it in the refrigerator, and he leaves container Y out on the table. One hour later, he comes back and takes container X out of the refrigerator so he can now begin his experiment. Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question: Is the pressure in container Y higher or lower than container X?
Ans: higher

Mike lives in a cold mid-western city, where there is not much predator prey interaction. Mike noticed that in his city some squirrels have darker coat, while others have lighter coat. He also knew that darker coats are more suitable in cold environment with less predator prey interaction. He started thinking why the squirrels developed different coat colors. Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question: Which squirrels would have greater chance of survival, lighter or darker?
Ans: darker

Two brothers had very different diets. Vick would constantly eat foods high in fat and would frequently overeat. Zack on the other hand, had a higher metabolic rate, a faster metabolism, and he would eat the correct amount of calories. Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question: Which brother had a higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes?
Ans: Vick