pioneer organisms are the first organisms to reoccupy an area, which has been disturbed by a disruption. typical pioneers in a succession include grasses in a plowed field or lichens on rocks.

oxygen = 21% of the atmosphere

nitrogen = 78%

carbon dioxide = 0.1%

argon =0.934%

answer-

the statement that f(x) = |x+a| + b has exactly one x-intercept is sometimes correct.

solution-

it solely depends on b, whether the function will have one or two or zero x intercept.

this plot of the given function, f(x) = |x+a| + b will be the basic absolute value graph i.e v shape, with vertex translated to (-a, b), instead of origin.

1-   if b is zero, the graph will have exactly one x-intercept, at x= -a

2- if b is positive, the whole graph will be above the x-axis, hence it will have no x-intercepts.

3- if b is negative, the graph will be below the x-axis, hence it will have two x-intercepts.

∴ the statement is sometimes true.

option d : from a warmer substance to a cooler substance

according to second law of thermodynamic, heat flows from higher to lower temperature region. heat is the transfer of energy from an object at higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature. so energy flows from warmer to colder objects.