Answer:
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Explanation:
Adapting to the surrounding environment is a critical part of surviving and, eventually, evolution. Take mice as an instance. Their coat color plays a major role in allowing to go undetected from potential predators if they are able to blend in well with the surrounding environment. Mice with a coat color that makes them stand out will be easily preyed on. Hence, those who have <u><em>adapted</em></u> to their environmental conditions will live to pass on their genes. This phenomenon is known as selection pressure.
Answer:
Legionella tends to form biofilms and infect other microbial cells as intracellular pathogens.
Explanation:
The Legionella genus of the bacteria is a group of gram-negative bacteria that can cause legionnaires disease.
The<em> Legionella pneumophila</em> is a species of this genus which can cause legion pneumonia. The bacteria lives in the freshwater and is resistant to chemical treatment like chlorine and the biocide treatment.
The reason for this resistance is since this species form a polysaccharide layer around the colony of the bacteria which is resistant to these treatments and also the bacteria prove parasitic to the protozoans which feed on these bacteria.
Thus, the selected option is the correct answer.
D. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and hot springs release energy from Earth's interior.
The presented picture shows 4 trophic levels of the ecosystem.
The first level is made out of primary producers, plants. The second level is made out of herbivores that feed on the plants. The third level is made out of predators that eat herbivores.
The fourth trophic level is made out carnivores that eat other carnivores.
In our case, the only organism belonging to the fourth trophic level is the wolf.
