Blue-green algae plays an important part in the nitrogen cycle by recycling ammonia into nitrates and by "fixing" elemental nitrogen into a form that can be used by organisms. a decrease in this alga would have a large negative impact on the marine environment. however, not all algae play the same role in the environment. explain how a bloom (a drastic increase) of algae can cause problems in the marine environment.

The steps in the formation of extrusive igneous rocks are listed below in an incorrect order: 1. rock melts due to high temperature. 2. rock is buried deep under earth's surface. 3. magma is forced out of earth's surface during volcanic eruption. 4. lava cools and crystallizes to igneous rock. which of these best shows the correct order of steps in the formation of extrusive igneous rocks? 1, 3, 4, 2 2, 1, 3, 4 3, 4, 2, 1 4, 2, 1, 3

The kidney filters potentially toxic substances in the blood, and thus “clears” the blood of those substances. this clearance function is dependent upon and proportional to the diffusion gradient of the substance across filtering capillaries, i. e. if the concentration of the substance is doubled, twice as much will be cleared from each ml of blood that is filtered. suppose that the body produces a constant amount of a substance x per unit of time. the kidneys eliminate substance x at a rate directly proportional to the concentration of the substance and the volume of blood cleared each minute (c): elimination = c × [x], where [x] is the steady-state concentration of substance x. imagine an individual with an initial concentration of x equal to [x]0 who develops kidney disease. her baseline clearance c0 drops to one half of the original (½c0). what is the new steady state concentration of x? (for simplicity, assume that substance x is 100% filtered by the kidney).

What best explains whether bromine (br) or neon (ne) is more likely to form a covalent bond? bromine forms covalent bonds because it has seven valence electrons, but neon has eight valence electrons and already fulfills the octet rule. bromine forms covalent bonds because it has many electron shells, but neon has only two electron shells and is tightly bound to its electrons. neon forms covalent bonds because it can share its valence electrons, but bromine has seven valence electrons and can gain only one more electron. neon forms covalent bonds because it has only two electron shells, but bromine has many electron shells and will lose electrons in order to fulfill the octet rule.