The choices can be found elsewhere and as follows:
a. Increased temperature and pressure
b. Melting and crystallization
<span>c. Exposure and weathering </span>
<span>d. All of the above
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I believe the correct answer is option C. It would be Exposure and weathering that would cause an igneous rock to become soil. <span>Weathering breaks rock down into small particles which are carried away by erosion and deposited somewhere, sometimes creating very verdant soils. </span>
Answer:
Genetic variation is a term used to describe the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our genomes. ... Individuals of a species have similar characteristics but they are rarely identical, the difference between them is called variation
Explanation:
Answer: c) Some organisms rely on energy captured from inorganic compounds to drive basic biological processes.
Explanation:
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are hot spots of geothermal water. The organisms living in deep-sea vents cannot obtain energy from sunlight. They are dependent on chemosynthesis, which involves the utilization of inorganic substances to produce organic substances, which allows their survival and act as a source of energy. In the given situation, bacteria present on the surface of mussels are capable of chemosynthesis also the mussels are dependent upon inorganic hydrogen in seawater. Thus chemosynthesis supports the survival of organisms living in the deep sea vents.
