if there were no decomposers, which of the following would most likely happen?

a. animals would start carrying out photosynthesis.

b. some plants might die due to a shortage of important nutrients.

c. the amount of dead plant and animal matter would decrease.

d. plants and animals would remain living for a longer period of time.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed

The greenhouse effect a. something that has occurred for millions of years b. an unnatural phenomenon caused by humans that maintains earths temperature range. c. the results of the differences in the angle of the suns rays d. an unnatural phenomenon that causes heat energy to be radiated back into the atmosphere

Explain why scientists use the word dominant for certain traits.