What is the most common method for phosphates to move from rocks into the aquatic ecosystem?

a. Geological uplifting
b. Being consumed by organisms
c. Breakdown by bacteria
d. Leaching
e. Decomposition


d

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. metahabitats b. sink habitats c. landscape d. source habitats e. K-selected habitats

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What could a mutation in a gene that controls cell growth and division lead to?

1.denaturation of proteins 2.cancer 3.errors in transcription 4.problems with DNA replication

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