What is one of the main differences between the phosphorus and sulfur cycles? a) plants absorb phosphorus mainly from the air and sulfur mainly from the soil. b) animals get phosphorus by eating plants and sulfur from the air they breathe. c) human activities contribute only to the amount of sulfur in the atmosphere but not to that of phosphorus. d) the atmosphere has no significant role in the phosphorus cycle, but is an essential part of the sulfur cycle.

Is snow a type of precipitation? explain why or why not.

The tasmanian devil, a marsupial carnivore, is facing extinction due to devil facial tumor disease (dftd) which causes bulging cancerous lumps and lesions to erupt around the face and neck — often causing enough deformation to make seeing or eating difficult. dftd has evolved into a contagious cancer, a trait that is unique among cancers. devil mating behavior involves biting around the head and neck, allowing cells from one individual — especially cells from the crumbly dftd tumors — to be transferred to the wounds or face of a new individual. this marsupial was once found across australia, but sea levels rose, isolating the tasmanian population, while the australian population went extinct. what would be an outcome of genetic isolation that is likely to have impacted the spread of dftd? a) reduced territory puts diseased individuals in greater contact with non-diseased ones. b) inbreeding results in less variation in facial features so the cancer is generally fatal. c) genetic isolation has made it difficult for scientists to develop a vaccine against dftd. d) the lack of genetic variation in the immune system of tasmanian devils minimizes resistance to the disease.

Where in the cell are ribosomes made?