Answer;
-Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
Explanation;
-Chitin is the main component in the exoskeletons of arthropods and crustaceans and is also in the cell walls of fungi.
-It is a linear long chain polymer consisting of repeated units of N-acetyl-glucosamine.
-The main function of the chitin-containing exoskeleton is to keep the inner soft tissue safe from any sort of injury and also prevents the delicate tissues from drying (acts as a water tight barrier against dehydration).
Correct answer - Tetrahedral, planar or flat.
Why? - When carbon forms single bonds with other atoms, the shape is tetrahedral. When two carbon atoms form a double bond, the shape is planar, or flat. Single bonds, like those found in ethane, are able to rotate.
When energy passes from one trophic level to the next, I would guess that the two factors which decrease the total amount of energy from being passed up are:
1. An organism does not assimilate all the energy of food consumed. Within a consumer, digestion and assimilation of energy is not 100% efficient: some of the energy is lost.
2. A large proportion of energy assimilated by a producer and consumer is lost through respiration, i.e., day-to-day maintenance of metabolic processes.
Eutrophication can result from excess nutrients pollution in bodies of water
the energy source is primarily the sun, and it drives the cycle by evaporating water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, and even the soil.
