Why are decomposers such as bacteria important to an ecosystem's food web?

They recover nutrients from dead matter and waste.

They feed the primary producers.

They take in energy from inorganic compounds.

They provide nutrition directly to consumers.

The nurse is performing an assessment of a 6-year-old girl with turner syndrome. what finding would the nurse most likely assess?

A researcher proposes that the transmembrane portion of a certain protein consists of 24 amino acids. Based on the proposed model, calculate the number of nucleotides in the mRNA that encode only the amino acids in the transmembrane portion of the

Which of the following factors and which area biotic factors A. rain and grass are biotic; wind and humidity are abiotic B. algae and fungi are biotic: temperature and rainfall are abiotic C.

Genetic alteration probably refers to altering what

Differentiate codons and anticodons.

The activation energy for chemical reactions in living things is relatively high or relatively low?

A client who just has been diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (poag) refuses therapy. the nurse reinforces that it is important for the client to seek treatment. which goal is the nurse trying to achieve?

How can pollution affect marine life?

An older adult client presents with noted burning pain along the thoracic region with a tingling sensation and extreme sensitivity of the skin to touch, but there is no rash present at this time.

Somatic death refers to death a. of nerve cells. b. of a body organ. c. secondary to brain damage. d. of the entire organism.