Which statement best describes the germ theory of disease? diseases are caused by bad-smelling poisonous vapors that contain decaying matter. diseases are created or generated spontaneously within the body. diseases can be isolated and grown in cultures. diseases are caused by the presence and action of specific microorganisms.

 Fourth option is correct.

Explanation:

Germ theory of disease stated that Diseases are caused by the presence and action of specific microorganisms inside the body.

It says that the pathogens are responsible for causing diseases.

These pathogens are too small to see without the use of microscope attacks human, animals and other hosts.

That pathogens caused infection due to which diseases occur in the body.

Hence, Fourth option is correct.

D.

Explanation:

Diseases are caused by the presence and action of specific microorganisms.

hey, i believe your answer would be d. sugar ribose and the base uracil. i believe this is the answer, because rna consists of sugar ribose, adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.

your first option is incorrect, because that's dna. where it consists of sugar deoxyribose, adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine.

your second option is also incorrect, this is because sugar deoxyribose is in dna, and uracil is in rna. these two do not make sense together.

your third option being incorrect, because sugar ribose is in rna, but not the base of thymine. rna consists of uracil, not thymine.

lastly your fourth option being correct! this answer is correct, because both sugar ribose, and the base uracil are in rna! ~

answer is d. sugar ribose and the base uracil.

more words for this could be abiotic and biotic

abiotic: living organisms within an ecosystem

biotic: non-living organisms within an ecosystem