<span>a)
</span>The milkweed is the primary producer in the
ecosystem. It manufactures food from the abiotic factors in the soil such as
nitrates and water and those in the atmosphere such as carbon-dioxide and
sunlight. The milk weed is then fed on by the caterpillar and a primary
consumer. The caterpillar is then fed on the mocking bird (secondary consumer)
<span>b)
</span>Increased human population growth and their activities
have resulted in the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere. This has increased the global temperature. This increase of
global temperature increase ocean temperatures causing coral bleaching.
Another example is depletion of water sources
by human activities hence causing drought. Drought reduces the amount of
vegetation growth due to scarcity of water in the soil (due to lowering of the
water table) for plant growth.
<u>Answer:</u>
<em>Movement will be brought about in touch me not plants by the action of various chemicals present at the base of the leaf stalk.
</em>
<u>Explanation:</u>
<em>The leaves of touch me not plant stay upright due to turgor pressure. </em>It is exerted by the water present within its cells. This pressure applies force against the cell wall enabling the plant to remain stiff.
When there is an external disturbance , parts of the plant releases certain chemicals including potassium ions that causes water to diffuse out of cells. <em>This releases the turgor pressure and causes the leaves to shrink. </em>
<span>You
get muscle cramps. This can occur during strenuous
exercise or even at rest. The most common
cause of muscle cramps is dehydration. Muscle cramps happen involuntarily
and occur for longer periods with the muscles contracted. When it is not
prolonged, the involuntary contraction is called spasms and it is occasionally
referred as twitch.</span>
Fossils only form if certain qualifications are met, and some organisms cannot meet them, so they just cease to exist, not a single sign of them. This could happen if they were organisms that decayed completely. Fossilization can include freezing, drying, and encasement, usually in tar or resin.
