Scientists are concerned that melting glaciers are exposing long frozen animals. When the ice melts, the animals thaw and begin to decompose. What gas will be produced during decomposition? Will this increase or decrease the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?

Explanation:

During the bloat stage of decomposition of matter, many gases begin to accumulate. These gases include hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen. Therefore since carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of these gases then we can say that yes, the decomposition of the once frozen animals will increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

what have fossils ever done for you

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

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