In ecosystems, plants transform light energy from the Sun into chemical energy when they make sugar. This sugar can then be consumed by other organisms to be used as building blocks for other molecules, such as proteins and fats, or it can be transformed into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, when the organism moves. Which of the following statements is supported by the above information? A. Energy can change forms, but only one kind of matter exists. B. Matter and energy must always remain in the same form and location. C. Matter and energy can change forms and locations in ecosystems.

What do lava flows made of aa indicate about the type of volcanic eruption that occurred? a. the eruption was viscous. b. the eruption was pyroclastic. c. the eruption was explosive. d. the eruption was quite. !

6. in domesticated cats, the following are independently assorting: normal ears (t) is dominant to tufted ears (t); curved whiskers (c) is dominant to straight whiskers (c); the presence of six toes (s) is dominant to five toes (s); gene for hair length is an x-linked codominant. the three phenotypes for hair length are long (xhxh), medium (xhxh), and short (xhxh); medium is the heterozygous condition. given two parents: ttccssxhxh x ttccssxhy how many different gametes could be formed in the female cat with respect to these four traits? how many phenotypes are possible in the offspring from this mating?

Which of the following is not a symptom of desertification? a) decrease in salt content of the soil b) lowering of the water table c) reduced surface water d) increased soil erosion e) loss of native vegetation