To confirm the above hypothesis, Maria should perform an experiment to prove that xylem is responsible for the transport of coloured water through the plant. This is called the ascent of sap.
A suitable plant having a tender, semitransparent stem should be selected. The root system of the plant should be cut off and the twig has to be placed half-immersed in a coloured solution of water for about one hour. Later, when the plant is observed, parallely running streaks of coloured water can be seen through the semitransparent stem and other parts of the plant indicating that the xylem is involved in the upward movement of water.
B. By using up less calories than you take
The best answer to the question 'What are the nonliving components of the environment that shape an ecosystem?' would be letter d. Abiotic factors are those components of the environment that are non-living or does not have life. All the other choices have life.
Answer: (1) photosynthesis occurred
Explanation: The photosynthesis process in cianobacteria changed the composition of earth's atmosphera, rising oxygen levels. This could be possible since photosynthesis used energy from the sun to produce energetic intermediaries to synthesize sugars, and as byproduct due to water photolisis, is oxygen.
