Answer:
I) Sexual reproduction
II) Mutation
Explanation:
Variations refer to the difference observed within organisms of the same species. Variation are introduced into a population by:
- new genetic combinations that occur during sexual reproduction (i.e during meiosis)
- mutations, spontaneous changes that occur in genes and chromosomes.
Answer:
D) The fungicide will reduce the stability of the ecosystem because nutrients in the soil will be less likely to be recycled, directly impacting plant nutrition and growth.
Explanation:
Fungicide are primarily applied to an area to kill off fungi species in that place.
Fungi are very important groups of organisms. They are natural "recyclers".
In a food chain or web they can be classified as decomposers.
Decomposers are organisms that takes feeds on dead and decaying organic matter.
The produce useful materials and releases nutrients from life back into nature.
Killing them off by applying fungicides is a damaging act to their sustenance.
Without decomposers such as fungi, the ecosystem becomes less stable and soil nutrients will not be properly recycled.
They developed to be protected by the hard shell from parasites and ther predators.