Which of the following does not have a part in controlling the balance of an ecosystem?

consumers
decomposers
sun
producers

Why do leaves change color in the fall? green pigments break down and no longer mask the color of chlorophyll. chlorophyll breaks down and no longer masks the colors of other pigments. red- and yellow-colored pigments grow and mask green-colored chlorophyll. green-colored chlorophyll breaks down and turns red and yellow.

Match each phylum or class to its correct characteristic

Match the following terms and definitions. the transformation of a larva to an adult; occurs only in animals having great differences in form between the larva and adult pupa 2. type of mammal that lays eggs monotreme nymph the part of certain insect life cycles in which the young animal has no wings or reproductive organs the developmental stage between larva and adult in insects undergoing metamorphosis metamorphosis 5. the male gonad which produces sperm testes