One of your athletes reports to the athletic training room complaining of pain in her lower abdomen. She tells you that she has a small lump in the area that hurts. When you assess her in the supine position, you don't notice a lump. When you ask her to stand up, you see the lump that she is talking about. The lump appears to be about 0.5 inches in diameter and 1.5 inches deep (about the size of the end of your thumb). When you question her further, she says that she hasn't noticed any other symptoms. Which of the following conditions should you suspect? a. ovarian cancer
b. abdominal hernia
c. diverticulitis
d. hemorrhoid

4.) metal

"-the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back to the environment

-carbon is the essential component of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (which make up all organisms)

-carbon exists in air, water, and living organisms

-producers convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates during photosynthesis

-bacteria in the atmosphere cycles through the system in filtration units

-in cellular respiration, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

-some carbon is stored in limestone (forming one of the largest "carbon sinks" on earth)

-largest carbon reservoir on earth= limestone

-carbon stored in the bodies of organisms as fat, oils, or other molecules may be released into the soil or air when the organism dies

-this may form deposits of coal, oil, or natural gas (fossil fuels, which increased the atmospheric carbon dioxide)

-fossil fuels store carbon left over from bodies of organisms that died millions of years ago

-they are located in the surface of earth, deep within the earth and beneath the ocean floor."    

producers within ecosystems are essential as they are at the base of the food chain. plants are examples of producers. they use the process of photosynthesis to capture light energy and use it to convert simple inorganic substances (carbon dioxide and water) into organic substances (glucose).