2. Place these steps in the correct order to explain how carbon moves between the atmosphere and
the biosphere in the carbon cycle.
a. Organisms carry out cellular respiration,
which converts glucose and oxygen to
carbon dioxide and water.
b. Plants use water and carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere to make glucose
and oxygen through photosynthesis.
c. Some animals eat plants and store
chemical energy from the plants in
their bodies.
d. Carbon dioxide is released by organisms
and moves into the atmosphere.

In which of the following ways is the function of the surface of a microsphere similar to the function of an actual cell membrane? a.both make it possible for the conditions in the interior to be different from the conditions outside. b.both provide a barrier that keeps water from flowing across it so the interior remains dry. c.both separate the rna that forms in the interior from any rna that might form in the environment. d.both can actively move molecules into the interior or out into the surrounding environment.

Match the type of adaptation to the correct example, structural adaptation functional adaptation behavioral adaptation example type of adaptation elephants live in herds to protect their young leaves of a rain forest plant species have a pointed tip that enables rainwater to drain off easily. camels have nostrils that they can close snakes produce venom to kill prey and defend themselves. earthworms coil when touched, as part of a defense mechanism. human skin darkens with increased exposure to sunlight.

*will mark brainliest to the first and correct answer less species diversity results in less a. oxygen b. food c. drinkable water d. all of the above