Afield is abandoned, and an invasive plant that can live in nutrient-poor soil moves into the field. if the land is later cleared of this invasive species and it is discovered that the soil has an abundance of nitrogen compounds, what conclusion can best be made

a. the plants used up all of the phosphorus and potassium and left the nitrogen behind.
b. primary succession always produces an abundance of nitrogen.
c. bacteria in soil and in root nodules converted free nitrogen into nitrogen compounds.
d. the plants were able to produce nitrogen in their leaves.
e. more rock was weathered and broken down to release nitrogen compounds.

Select all the correct answers. which statements fail to meet the requirements of a scientific claim? 1 even though evidence indicates that the solar system's planets follow elliptical paths, copernicus's model involving circular orbits is true. 2 the evidence supporting newton's laws of motion was accurate in newton's time, but the universe operates differently today. 3 flowers that reflect the most ultraviolet light are more likely to attract bees and other pollinators than flowers that reflect less ultraviolet light. 4 in the final 100 meters of a 10,000-meter race, an athlete's speed is more strongly related to anaerobic efficiency than to aerobic efficiency.

Which of these is a major trend in land plant evolution? a) the trend toward smaller size b) the trend toward a gametophyte-dominated life cycle c) the trend toward a sporophyte-dominated life cycle d) the trend toward larger gametophytes

Which part of the cell is affected by the movement of molecules through diffusion, osmosis and active transport?