Which sentence best explains eutrophication? A. Bacteria are introduced to break down hydrocarbons in an oil spill.

B. Materials containing metal are toxic to organisms that live in them.

C. The Mercury contained in fish builds up in animals that eat the fish.

D. An increased growth in microorganisms results in oxygen depletion.

Determine if the following statement is true or false. if true, choose true. if false, choose the rewording that is true. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited together so that they always stay together. according to the law of independent assortment, offspring express a combination of their parents' traits. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for a characteristic split during meiosis and combine during fertilization. true according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited independently so that no two alleles stay together.