The organelle that could b malfunctioning is the mitochondria, which packages proteins and without protein for cells, the outcome is cell lysis, or destruction.
Lederbergs' experiment of the prevalence of mutations before selective culture was proved by replica plating. They spread bacteria on the plate and allowed them to grow. Next, they stamped the growth on the new plate which was already containing penicillin. The bacteria were able to grow on this plate, even when they never exposed to the antibiotic before. This proved that some of the bacteria were already mutated and were not as a result of exposure to selective culture conditions.
The possible cause for a decrease in ecosystem productivity is : B. a decrease of the biodiversity o an ecosystem
Decrease in biodiversity means that there will be less organisms that support each other to maintain the balance in the ecosystem, which eventually decrease its productivity
