Why are plants found at the beginning of a food web?
a. all consumers eat plants.
b. plants convert the sun’s energy into chemical energy.
c. there are more plants than consumers.
d. there are fewer plants than consumers.
e. decomposers thrive on plants.

Sea levels are rising due to climate change while increasing numbers of people are moving into coastal areas. to accommodate more people, there has been increased construction of beachfront resorts and condominiums. how is this impacting sea turtle numbers and biodiversity and why? a. the increased human population in coastal areas has meant that more food is available to the turtles (e. g., dropped food, waste from restaurants), which has led to an increase in the numbers and diversity of sea turtles. b. there has been very little change in the numbers and biodiversity of sea turtles because the planet is so vast that they can simply relocate to less crowded beaches. c. this has resulted in a decrease in numbers and diversity of sea turtles because it is restricting available nesting sites, and hence reproduction. d. this has resulted in an increase in numbers and diversity of sea turtles because people are around to protect them from natural predators.

1. describe the structure and function of the specialized cells you observed in the video. 2. research the types of cells present in the kidney.

Compare the parts of a cell and the cell as a whole to another common nonliving system (i. e., a car, a city, describe the parts of a cell and their primary function.