8) is b.
im not sure if this is right though
18) is d
Answer:
As the volume of available water increases, the rate of decomposition also increases. Many decomposers secrete enzymes onto decaying matter and then absorb any dissolved molecules and sunlight allows things to grow out of decomposers allowing faster decomposition from the plant absorbing the other nutrients from the things in the decomposer making the soil rich and fertile.
In a dominant cross, the chance of the dominant phenotype showing up in one of the offspring is 3/4, since the dominant genes are being shown here.