What is the technique for deducing the function of morphological traits and/or behaviors in related species? A. smart evolutionist method B. comparative method C. ancestral hypothesis D. taxonomic classification scheme

B. comparative method

Explanation:

Comparative method is a form of investigative technique used by scientists to learn the morphological traits (particular features) of one specie  by studying the traits of a closely related specie. In other words, it involves drawing evidences from a wide range of closely related organisms to make inferences about another organism.

For example, comparative method have been used to study the large testicle size of chimpanzees by comparing with gorillas which is a closely related specie.

emerald ash borer

the emerald ash borer is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern asia that feeds on ash species. females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. hope this !

step 1: nitrogen fixation- conversion of atmospheric no₂ into forms useful to plants by lightning, bacteria, and cyanobacteria.

step 2: nitrification-process of converting ammonia to nitrite or nitrate.

step 3: assimilation-plant roots absorb new form of nitrogen.

step 4: ammonification-conversion of organic nitrogen to ammonia by bacteria involved in decomposition.

step 5: denitrification-bacteria turns the decomposed matter back into n₂o, which is released into atmosphere; repeat cycle.