Answer:
Does the organism have legs?
Does the organism reproduce asexually?
Can the organism ferment?
Is the organism infectious?
Explanation:
The questions HAVE to be yes or no, in order for it to effectively determine which species is which.
Answer:
Because the organism is asymmetrical and it was able to regenerate, it’s probably (an amphibian), and belongs to the phylum (Mollusca).
Correct answer: B) They produce most of the food that the ecosystem relies on
Decomposers are the organisms that break down the dead and decayed plants and animals. They also help in the breakdown of waste of other organism.
They are found to be very important for the ecosystem, if they were not present in the ecosystem them plant would not be able to get essential nutrients which are necessary for their growth. Because it the decomposers who help in the recycling of carbon and the nitrogen cycle.
Decomposers break down the dead and decayed material into simpler organic matter into carbon dioxide and nutrients.
Example: bacteria, fungi
Lets understand the given passage.
An ecologist <u>observes that the diet of a bird species consists primarily of large grass seeds</u> (as opposed to smaller grass seeds or the seeds of other herbaceous plants found in the area).
<u>He hypothesizes that the birds are choosing the larger seeds because they have a higher concentrations of nitrogen than do other types of seeds at the site</u><u>.</u>
<u>To test the hypothesis, the ecologist compares the large grass seeds with the other types of seeds, and the results clearly show that the large grass seeds do indeed have a much higher concentration of nitrogen.</u>
No, he cannot conclude that the birds select the larger grass seeds because of their higher concentrations of nitrogen. The hypothesis testing done by the ecologist is incomplete as he failed to set up a control in the experiment. The control would have been the birds feeding on large seeds that lack or are low on nitrogen content. This will establish a relation between the bird's diet and the size of the seeds and the nitrogen content of the seeds. It could be true that birds do not care about the nitrogen content but simply prefer larger seed sizes.
Another problem associated with his field experiment is the failure in noting the beak sizes of the birds. The beak size and shape enable a bird to break and eat seeds. Larger beaks fail at breaking open smaller seeds. This observation would add bird beak size as another variable of the experiment.
