Birds eat mosquitoes that carry the zika virus. Bats pollinate plants such as bananas, peaches, and agave. Iodine supplements are extracted from marine algae. Roots of vegetation trap and hold soil on the banks of rivers. Fungi, bacteria, and deep-sea organisms produce anticancer and anti-biotic chemicals. Fungi distribute nutrients in tropical rainforests through a network of fibers called hyphae. Ocean algae perform photosynthesis. Wetland plants function as natural sponges that trap and slowly release water. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria and nitrifying bacteria are the only source of nitrogen for wild plants and food crops. Decomposition breaks apart dead bodies. A spider eats about 2,000 insects each year. Kelp, a type of marine algae, is used as a thickening agent to produce ice cream, jelly, salad dressing, and toothpaste.

Athermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water’s temperature. what would cause the liquid in the thermometer to rise?

Getting out of bed is the first goal i tackle each day. 2several small goals are achieved by me as the day progresses. 3when i am riding the bus home or walking the dog, i think about the bigger goals i have for my life. which statement correctly describes the verb tense, aspect, and voice in this paragraph? a. sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. sentence 2 uses passive voice. b. sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. sentence 3 contains present progressive verbs. all three sentences use active voice. c. sentences 1 and 2 contain present progressive verbs. sentence 3 contains simple present verbs. all three sentences use active voice. d. sentences 1 and 2 contain simple present verbs. sentence 3 contains both present progressive and simple present verbs. sentence 2 uses passive voice.

Cold case files recently began re-investigating an old murder case. the murder took place in the park; a young man, james, was hit over the head with a brick and killed. police suspected the jealous former boyfriend of james' wife, karen. whoever killed james may have washed their hands in a near-by bird bath as detectives found blood in the bird bath. since the murder took place before dna fingerprinting was available, the suspected killer, ronnie, went free. detectives are now reviewing the blood evidence using dna fingerprinting. based on the dna fingerprints of all possible suspects, who is james' killer?