When bacteria break down the tissue of a rotting log, they ensure that
a) pine trees lose more needles.
b) sick trees die sooner. c) plants in the forest get nutrients.
d) trees get more sunlight.

After getting the slide and microscope ready, stella is eager to see the microscopic pond water specimen! she crouches around her microscope and aligns her eye with the microscope’s eyepiece. but she's only able to see a bright white light. at this point, no specimens or cells are visible on stella's pond water slide. after taking a moment to collect her thoughts, stella realizes she can't see any lifeforms because .

What occurs to the cell during mitosis

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?