A gardener is planning a breeding program. Her aim is to increase the variety of colors and petal shapes of plants. Which method should she use when selecting the flowers to be planted? a

New communication technologies, improved transportation, and advanced military weapons made it possible for countries to speed up acquiring territory. rule large amounts of territory. fight off competition from opposing nations. expand their economies, which aided in conguest.

Isaiah is a citizen of florida. he would like to propose a new amendment to his state's constitution to be voted on in the next election. is isaiah able to do this? no. the u. s. and florida constitutions do not allow citizens to add amendments to the state or federal ballot. no. the florida constitution says citizens may only propose new laws or amendments at local government meetings. yes. the florida and u. s. constitutions allow citizens to add amendments to be voted on in the next federal election. yes. the florida constitution allows citizens to propose amendments to the state constitution to be voted on in the next state election.

Athief was passing by a house under construction when he noticed that the ladder being used by workers on the roof had copper braces supporting the rungs. after making sure that the workers on the roof could not see him, the thief used pliers that he had in his pocket to remove all of the copper braces that he could reach from the ground. a short time later, a worker climbed down the ladder and it collapsed. he fell to the ground and severely injured his back. the thief was apprehended a few hours later trying to sell the copper for scrap. a statute in the jurisdiction makes it a felony for "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another." the thief was charged with malicious injury under the statute and was also charged with larceny. after a jury trial in which the above facts were presented, he was convicted of both charges. if he appeals the conviction for the malicious injury charge on grounds of insufficient evidence, how should the court rule? a affirm the conviction, because the thief was engaged in criminal conduct at the time of the act that resulted in the injury. b affirm the conviction, because the jury could have found that the thief acted with malice. c reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief intended to injure anyone. d reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief bore any malice towards the workers on the roof.