can you give me an example in nature, besides humans, where the path of least resistance is not used?

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can you give me an example in nature, besides humans, where the path of least resistance is not used?

2006-12-08 12:03:58 · 2 answers · asked by vande-man 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Salmon swimming upstream to spawn. Getting eaten by bears along the way, swimming uphill, flopping up waterfalls, etc. Seems like way too much effort.

2006-12-08 12:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Me Thatshu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

osmosis- concentrations tend to flow from path of high concentration to low concentration regardless of resistence.

wick action- water can flow up hill in a small capillary as a result of surface tension instead of going down hill which is the path of least resistence.

thats all I can think of right now

2006-12-08 20:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by MrWiz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋