Astudent sets up a compost bin outdoors. inside the bin microorganisms convert the student’s vegetable and paper scraps into rich fertilizer. which of the following best describes the role that these microorganisms play in natural habitats? a the microorganisms balance the numbers of producers and consumers. b the microorganisms keep nutrients cycling through the ecosystem. c the microorganisms turn solar energy into sugars. d the microorganisms function as autotrophs.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition. b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition. c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition. d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.

What do isotopes of uranium have the same number of? what do they have a different number of? a) same number of protons; different number of electrons b) same number of protons; different number of neutrons c) same number of electrons; different number of protons d) same number of neutrons; different number of protons

Parthenogenesis is a type of reproduction that does not require a mate. it’s rarely seen in birds and higher vertebrates. parthenogenesis involves the formation of a zygote. but this zygote is formed without fertilization. in parthenogenesis, in the absence of a male gamete, the ovum develops directly in the zygote.