Researchers have discovered a chemical that kills all of the decomposers that are normally present in the soil. What would most likely be the result if this chemical were released in a forest ecosystem?

A.
The food web would be disrupted because there would be little recycling of nutrients.

B.
Fewer animals would suffer from diseases such as cancer.

C.
There would be more energy available for the plants growing the soil.

D.
The diversity of plants and animals present would increase.

Vegetation that grows along the floors of tropical and temperate forests is called undergrowth. how is the undergrowth of a tropical rain forest most likely to differ from the undergrowth of a temperate forest? a. a tropical rain forest's undergrowth most likely experiences periods of dormancy during colder weather. b. a tropical rain forest's undergrowth most likely experiences periods of dormancy during rainy weather. c. the undergrowth of a tropical rain forest most likely requires less sunlight. d. the undergrowth of a tropical rain forest most likely requires more sunlight.

When analyzing tree rings, what do scientists assume a thin ring indicates?

What are two examples of conduction that we use everyday