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Why are decomposers important?

They break down dead and decaying organic material.

They return nutrients and elements to a usable form in the environment.

They consume the most energy of all the trophic levels.

Both A & B are correct.

Notice the population of beetles. The allele for color is seen on their backs: green and brown alleles. Over time, through random chance, the gene pool of the beetle population changes. Eventually the gene pool contains only green alleles.

What are four types of chemical weathering

To break a biting ferret's grip, its best to

The extrinsic tongue muscles differ from the intrinsic tongue muscles in that the:

What are the two types of ways that materials move across the membrane.

if research is restricted. then the new discoveries made are limited. which action is most likely to increase the number of discoveries scientist can make?

Which statement about nuclear fission is false? a: nuclear fission takes place in the core of the stars b: the fuel for nuclear fission is often uranium c: nuclear fission releases large amount of energy d: nuclear fission is used to generate

Some monkey flowers (Mimulus guttatus) living near the sites of copper mines can grow in soil containing high concentrations of copper, which is toxic to most plants. Copper tolerance is a heritable trait. Select the three statements that are true.

The lowest level of environmental complexity that includes both living and nonliving factors is the A: Biome B: Community C: Ecosystem D: Biosphere

Which part of the endocrine system is located in the middle of the brain