<span>d.) long-term; working.</span>
Point-source pollution is easy to identify. As the name suggests, it comes from a single place
Answer:
C. They can grow to larger populations more quickly
Explanation:
Bacteria are the <u>key entities</u> of <u>biogeochemical cycle</u>s (Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen, etc.) on Earth. The strength of these cycles is typically achieved when they can multiply faster in a relatively <u>short time period</u>. If all bacteria on Earth start reproducing via sexual means only, then many of the biogeochemical cycles would take forever, thus <u>generating nutrients at a slower rate</u>. Since higher organisms (e.g. eukaryotes) depend on the abundant supply of nutrients, the overall life on Earth would be compromised to a larger extent in the absence of sufficient nutrients supply. Thus, it is <u>beneficial for all forms of life that bacteria reproduce mainly via asexual means</u>.
PS: A simple bacterium can produce millions of copies in 24 hours period.
The asthenoshere is a highly viscous, mechanically weak, ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth. Parts of it are made from rock melt.
The flowing asthenosphere carries the lithoshpere of the Earth, including the continents on its back.
