What makes carbon atoms ideally suited to their role in living things?

Which of the following is true of microbes? a. ninety-nine percent of all microbes are pathogenic. b. gene expression in bacteria is very similar to gene expression in humans, which facilitates the use of bacteria in recombinant biotechnology and gene therapy. c. all bacterial enzymes are harmful to humans and the environment. d. microbes create pollutants and toxins that harm the environment.

According to the big bang theory, after the "bang," the universe remained dark until about  300,000 yearsone billion yearsthree minutesthree billion years  later, when neutral atoms began to form.

As a result of wildfires, in grasslands. a) tree growth increases b) grass growth increases c) soil quality decreases d) invertebrate variety decreases