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b. testing new conditions.......
They are useful because of the way they process and digest food. They apply their enzymes externally and then absorb smaller mollecules. This process releases things like CO2 or creates alcohols, and this has historically been used in making drinks like beer or foods like bread and cheese.
The correct answer is - A. A few centimeters a year.
Earth's crustal plates move very slowly, between 2 cm and 5 cm (depending on the plate) annually. This is the reason why it takes millions of years for them to significantly change their position, and with it the appearance of our planet. These crustal plates are slowly moving around the planet because they are powered by flow in the interior mantle.
Using a bike instead of a car