Which of the following best defines the terms decomposer and detritivore?
a.) decomposer breaks down organic compounds in dead organic matter, and a detritivore eats dead and decaying matter.
b.) decomposer eats dead and decaying matter, and a detritivore eats animal waste.
c.) decomposer hunts for dead animal and plant bodies to consume, and a detritivore uses chemosynthesis to break down dead and decaying matter.
d.) decomposer uses chemosynthesis to break down dead and decaying matter, and a detritivore eats the dead bodies of the animals it kills.

One function of the poly-a tail on eukaryotic mrna sequences is to the mrna be transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. prokaryotic mrna also has a poly-a tail. choose the best explanation of the prokaryotic poly-a tail. a. prokaryotic poly-a tails have the same functions as eukaryotic poly-a tails, because this process is highly conserved throughout different species. b. prokaryotic poly-a tails aren't important, because prokaryotes don't have nuclei. c. prokaryotic poly-a tails have other functions, because prokaryotes don't have nuclei. d. prokaryotic poly-a tails are composed of a different molecular structure compared with eukaryotic poly-a tails.

Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are

The earth's oceans are made up of chlorine, and trace elements. a) carbon, oxygen b) oxygen, silicon c) hydrogen, oxygen d) nitrogen, oxygen