Deserts are A) dry with little organic matter. Although it seems that D might be correct in fact it is not because desert soil is not totally unable to support plant life because in fact some plants grow in the desert and especially following a rain storm the desert can bloom with plant life.
Vultures can alert the authorities if they circle and attack the illegally hunted animals. They can also attack and steal their pray or destroy its valuables such as skin or similar.
The answer for "What is petrified wood made of?" would be minerals.
Answer:
sea trade
Explanation:
The control of sea trade, the chief source of Portuguese wealth in the East, was assured by the defeat of Muslim naval forces off Diu in 1509.
Portugal's main natural resources include fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land and hydropower.
Im pretty sure its the first one