An ecological pyramid is sometimes used to show both the flow of matter and energy in an ecosystem. the pyramid narrows as matter and energy flow from the bottom to the top. what does this pyramid tell you about the energy in this ecosystem?

a) energy stays the same. only the number of living things change.

b) energy decreases from the top to the bottom as organisms are larger in size.

c) energy increases from bottom to top because the organisms get larger in size.

d) energy decreases from bottom to top because some is used at each level for life processes.

In which situations is the principle of cross-cutting relationship useful in determining relative age?

Determine if the following statement is true or false. if true, choose true. if false, choose the rewording that is true. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited together so that they always stay together. according to the law of independent assortment, offspring express a combination of their parents' traits. according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for a characteristic split during meiosis and combine during fertilization. true according to the law of independent assortment, alleles for each gene are inherited independently so that no two alleles stay together.

What best explains the inability for life to exist in earth early atmosphere