Which claim identifies the primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem? * They control the population of producers and consumers.
They compete with producers for energy and other resources.
They provide a source of energy for the producers in the ecosystem.
They recycle energy and materials from dead producers and consumers.

Looking at this image, what relationship can be drawn from it? the lower the degree of latitude, the lower the degree of temperature there is no relationship between latitude and temperature the higher the degree of latitude, the higher the degree of temperature the lower the degree of latitude, the higher the degree of temperature

Variety of living organisms; includes genetic, species, and ecological types.

African penguins, which inhabit the coasts of southern africa, were classified as an endangered species in 2010. two significant threats to their survival are ecosystem damage from oil spills and overfishing by humans. overfishing depletes the food supply of african penguins. the best method to reduce the threat of overfishing would be to . the risk of oil spills could be reduced by increasing the use of , which should oil consumption. if an oil spill does occur, could be used to remove the oil so the ecosystem may more quickly recover.