In a hypothetical situation, a bacterium lives on the surface of a leaf, where it obtains nutrition from the leaf's nonliving, waxy covering while inhibiting the growth of other microbes that are plant pathogens. If this bacterium gains access to the inside of a leaf, however, it causes a fatal disease in the plant. Once the plant dies, the bacterium and its offspring decompose the plant. What is the correct sequence of ecological roles played by the bacterium in the situation described here?
A. mutualist, commensal, pathogenB. nutrient recycler, commensal, pathogen
C. nutrient recycler, mutualist, primary producer
D. mutualist, pathogen, nutrient recycler
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In a certain ecosystem owls are predators for mice. the owl population increases and they eat more mice this causes the mouse population to decrease what happens next? a.the birth of mice increases. b. the birth rate of owls increases c. the population of owls decreases d. the population of mice increases
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Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. the lac operon in e.coli regulates genes that code for enzymes required for breakdown of lactose. the lac operon is operon that is activated in the presence of .
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