C. How long does it take a paper bag to break down?
The principle is called CEPHALOCAUDAL PRINCIPLE.
This principle proposed that growth follow a particular pattern in which the head and the upper part of the body grow first before the growth proceeds to other part of the body.
Explanation:
The non living things in its environment is called a " matrix,"
A matrix is what supports a non living thing to reproduce, triple its existence & reproduce in mass quantities, like soil bacteria, and others..