Bacteria in the soil converts this nutrient into a usable form. plants take up the usable nutrient through the soil and assimilate it into proteins, making it part of the plant. an animal eats the plants, and the nutrient becomes part of the animal. when the animal dies, it decomposes, returning the nutrient back to the soil. which cycle is being described?

!if we removed the wolf, snake, and hawk from this food web, what best explains the impact it would have? a) the number of producers would increase. b)the number of decomposers would increase. c)the number of primary consumers would increase. d)the numbers of primary consumers would decrease.

What did not occur in the proterozoic eon a)the oxygen levels increase greatly in the atmosphere, b)the emergence of the eukarya , c)muti cella’s eukaryotic organisms began to diversify, d)anaerobic bacteria kept thriving with more oxygen

Use this dichotomous key for insect identification to identify the insect shown. 1. a. insect has one pair of wings. order diptera b. insect has two pairs of wings. go to #2 2. a. front wings thicker in texture than hind wings go to #3. b. front and hind wings are same texture throughout. go to #4 3. a. front wings are short order dermaptera b. front wings cover entire abdomen order coleoptera 4. a. wings with scale on all parts of their area. order lepidoptera b. wings without scales go to #5. 5. a. hind wings smaller than front wings. order ephemeroptera b. front and hind wings nearly equal in size. order odonata the insect pictured is in the order diptera. ephemeroptera. coleoptera. odonata.