Many farmers and gardeners compost their plant and animal waste. the living material naturally decays in compost bins, forming a dirt-like substance that’s rich in nutrients. the next season, farmers use this substance as a natural fertilizer for their crops. a biology student has grown tomato plants for several years. until now, he used an artificial fertilizer formulated for tomato plants. this fertilizer caused his plants to grow faster and taller than they grew in unfertilized soil. the student wants to know whether using natural compost will cause his tomato plants to grow faster and taller than his artificial fertilizer. answer the following questions to plan an investigation using the steps of the scientific method and the student find the answer to his question. part a what are the student’s observations and inferences before he starts his investigation?

The student's observations before he starts his experiment are that his tomato plants grew faster and taller with his artificial fertilizer rather than without any fertilizer at all.

The student has observed That artificial fertilizer makes his plants grow faster and taller than plain soil. He knows that compost is a natural fertilizer. So, he infers that compost will make his plants grow faster then they grow in plain soil. that artificial fertilizer makes his plants grow faster and taller than plain soil. He knows that compost is a natural fertilizer. So, he in first that compost will make his plants grow faster than they grow in plain soil

Explanation:

Just did the test

answer; i believe the correct answer is (sporophyte);

1. a host loses nutrients to a parasite

2. a parasite only benefits when the host is alive (cause if the host dies the parasite dies with it )

3. producers to consumers

4. the tapeworm is a parasite

5. they convert energy from the sun (photosynthesis)

6. sunflower-robin (i think im 80% sure)

7. producer

8. consumer

9. prey

10. fresh water snails ( cause the green algea is the producer and the snails are the primary consumers and the small fish consumer so is the big fish)