What general term is used to describe disease causing agents?

What type of competition exsist between two species. turtles and fish

Ascience research group is testing a new type of plant food. one trial is conducted in a controlled experiment. the data from the trial show that the plant that received the new food grew faster than the control plant. the group announces that the new plant food makes plants grow faster. what is the main weakness in this scientific claim?

As molecules are formed from metabolism, entropy __ and the universe becomes less disordered. a. is decreased b. is increased c. moves closer to equilibrium d. is unchanged