An experimental forest ecosystem is enclosed in a sealed greenhouse. the entire ecosystem, including the air and soil, is treated with an extremely potent fungicide that kills all fungal life stages including spores. what will probably happen next?
a. tree growth will increase because the dead fungi will act as a fertilizer.
b. plants will enjoy a long-term increase in growth and survival because of the removal of fungal pathogens.
c. dead organic matter will accumulate on the forest floor; plant growth will decline because of a lack of nutrients and the loss of mycorrhizal partners.
d. a few animals will go extinct due to loss of their fungal food sources, but otherwise the forest will be largely unchanged.

Plz ! having a smooth seeds is the dominant trait. having wrinkled seeds is a recessive trait. the offspring of two plants with smooth seeds, a. must have smooth seeds. b. may have smooth or wrinkled seeds. c. must have wrinkled seeds. d. have a 25% change of having smooth seeds.

In a hypothetical breed of dogs, coat color is controlled by two genes. there are six different coat colors in this breed: black, brown, cream, gray, silver, and tan. consider the following crosses. cross 1: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all black. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black or brown. cross 2: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with tan males from a lineage where all males are tan and all females are cream. f1 males are black, f1 females are gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black, brown, gray, or tan. cross 3: silver females from a lineage where all females are silver and all males are gray are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males are black, brown, gray, or tan, f2 females are cream, gray, silver, or tan. select the correct statements regarding the mode of inheritance of the coat color genes. a) both genes are x-linked. b) both genes are autosomal. c) one of the genes modifies the expression of the other gene. d) each gene has an additive effect on the intensity of coat color. e) each gene independently specifies three colors. f) one of the genes is autosomal, and the other is x-linked.

Why is it important to study each branch of earth science?