When bacteria break down the tissue of a rotting log, they ensure that
a) pine trees lose more needles.
b) sick trees die sooner. c) plants in the forest get nutrients.
d) trees get more sunlight.

c)other plants in the forest get nutrients.

Explanation:

Bacteria break down dead organisms and return the nutrients to the environment.

the answer is lactic acid from anaerobic respiration. the acid in lactic acid is what creates sore and burning muscles. if you think about how acid burns that will give you a clue for questions like this.

the answer to the blank provided is “an autosomal gene that is required for the expression of genes on the x chromosome”.

testis-determining factor, abbreviated as td, which is more popularly known as sex-determining region y or sry protein, is a dna-binding protein or  gene-regulatory protein/transcription factor, encoded by the  sry gene. it is the gene responsible for the initiation of male gender determination in humans.