Answer:
<u>Producers</u> are the beginning link in a food chain, while <u>decomposers</u> are at the end of the chain.
Explanation:
The food chain, in simple terms, <u>is a sequence in which nutrients and energy are passing from one organism to another</u> through 'predation'.
Producers are <u>the organisms that produce their own food,</u> they are also known as autotrophs. An example of this group of organisms is <em>plants</em>.
Then, producers are eaten by primary consumers, <em>e.g</em>. herbivores. Then, these organisms will be eaten by secondary consumers, which are carnivores. These (usually small) carnivores will be consumed by terciary consumers, which could be larger but are not yet considered apex predators, for example an eagle. Then, quaternary consumers, or apex predators, will eat these carnivores.
We could say this is the end of the food chain. However, this is not the case. Decomposers are <u>organisms that feed on decaying matter and break down dead organic material</u>. Examples are some species of <em>bacteria, fungi, worms</em>.
It is important to highlight that some researchers locate these organisms in a separate 'individual' trophic level because they can consume residues of plants or residues of predators. However, generally, they are considered the end of the chain or the 'cleaners' of the chain.
Not all. This fungus is a lichen, providing nutrients to the tree. The lichen gets sugars from the plant. Both benefit from this relationship.
Symbiotic Relationships of Fungi
Not all fungi feed on dead organisms. Many are involved in symbiotic relationships, including parasitism and mutualism.
Fungi as Parasites
In a parasitic relationship, the parasite benefits while the host is harmed. Parasitic fungi live in or on other organisms and get their nutrients from them. Fungi have special structures for penetrating a host. They also produce enzymes that break down the host’s tissues.
Parasitic fungi often cause illness and may eventually kill their host. They are the major cause of disease in agricultural plants. Fungi also parasitize animals, such as the insect pictured in Figure below. Fungi even parasitize humans. Did you ever have athelete’s foot? If so, you were the host of a parasitic fungus.
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Answer:
The box will not move because balanced forces are acting on it.
Explanation:
According to Newton's first law of motion, an object will remain in its state of rest or motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
An unbalanced force is an individual force acting on any side of an object which is not balanced by a force of equal magnitude acting in the opposite direction.
From the image, two forces of equal magnitude of 10 N are pulling the 100 kg box in opposite directions. Since the two forces, 10 N each are pulling the object in opposite directions, they are balanced forces. Therefore, the box will not move because balanced forces are acting on it.
The answer is d. Fossil b belongs to the same period as the trilobite