C. producer, the corn creates its own 'food' with photosynthesis. It's easier to remember as a flow chart producer(typically plants)->primary consumer(mostly herbivores)->secondary consumer(predators and other meat eaters) and decomposers(usually fungus) eat basically everything.
epistatic gene
Explanation:
Some genes mask the expression of other genes just as a fully dominant allele masks the expression of its recessive counterpart. A gene that masks the phenotypic effect of another gene is called an epistatic gene; the gene it subordinates is the hypostatic gene.
The correct answer would be D.
After many generations, only those with genes suitable to live in harsh environments can live. These genes are passed onto their offspring and then we see a rise in antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).