Which is not an example of matter and energy cycling through living things? a. trees growing b. plants absorbing carbon dioxide? c. salmon eating shrimp. d. a drop of water falling through the sky?

The answer is D. In this case, there is no cycling of energy or matter. In the choice A, water and nutrients are absorbed from the soil to make up the tree. In choice B, the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is used to make carbohydrate in the tree. In choice C, part of the biomass of the shrimp is converted into biomass and energy of the salmon.

they have identical fossils of organisms that have evolved over time.

both have animal fossils preserved in them due to weathering and erosion.

they contain different fossils because life on earth has changed through time.

the fossils in them were formed on the surface of earth due to exposure to sunlight.