Which of the following involves only abiotic factors? a. a large rock being weathered by wind and rain b. an otter using a stone to break open a sea urchin c. a spider building a web in the corner of a building d. a pine tree absorbing light from the sun

Which statement best summarizes the importance of ernest rutherford’s gold foil experiment? it proved that all of john dalton’s postulates were true. it verified j. j. thomson’s work on the atomic structure. it showed that an electron circles a nucleus in a fixed-energy orbit. it showed that a nucleus occupies a small part of the whole atom.