Before the fire, the forest consists of large trees. After the fire, there is only ash. Explain what the law of conservation of matter suggests happened to the rest of the mass of the trees.

The skeletal system performs a variety of functions that are crucial to maintaining life processes. what function is performed in the bone marrow, but not in the ossified bones of the skeleton? a oxygen transportation c mineral storage b. muscle attachment d red blood cell production

Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that breaks polypeptides into amino acids. pepsin functions best at a ph of around 1.5. what would be the most likely result if the ph of the stomach were increased to 5

Students in biology are studying the macromolecules of life. they used a calorimeter to determine the calories in various types of food. once the lab was completed, the students ate the left over food samples. monica commented that in just 6 or 7 "chews" of the saltine, it was gone; nothing but a sticky paste in her mouth. elaborate on what happened chemically while chewing the saltine. include the macromolecules present.