How does most of the carbon in an organism's body return to the environment after the organism dies?
A. Decomposers break the body down into simpler compounds.
B. Heat from the sun causes the carbon in the body to evaporate.
C. Geological processes cause the body to turn into a fossil fuel.
D. Rainwater dissolves the carbon in the body and carries it to the ocean.

The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism isa. virus. b. infection. c. pathogen. d. microbe. e. bacterium.

Aperson with age is more likely to catch diseases that healthy people usually don’t catch. what are these infections called?

The pharynx is the structure in the body that serves as a pathway of both air and food. how does the body make sure that food does not get into the lungs? the salivary glands secrete enzymes that pull food out of the air pathway. the small intestine pushes the air out of the digestive system. the pancreas breaks down food in the air pathway. the epiglottis closes the air pathway so that food will not enter it.