Leaf litter on the forest floor becomes new soil through the actions of -secondary consumers
-decomposers
-scavengers
-tree roots

How does deforestation affect the water cycle? a. it increases the amount of runoff b. it increases the amount of percolation c. it increases the amount of transpiration d. it increases the amount of precipitationa it increases the amount of runoff

Prior knowledge can be gained from personal experience and a) forming well-developed hypotheses. b) listening to opinions of other people on a topic. c) researching previous experiments and results on a topic. eliminate d) no other methods. it can only be gained by personal experience.

Which of the following initial observations would more directly lead to this research study? a) ginko biloba is cost effective and also possesses heart-protective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties. b) metformin is an effective treatment of patients with t2d, but shows side effects that complicate the disease state. c) over the past several years, the cost of treating t2d within the united states has increased dramatically. d) many plants contain molecules that improve the health and quality of life of patients with a variety of diseases like t2d. e) t2d affects millions of individuals in the usa and worldwide many of who could benefit from improved therapies.