Sudden Nutrient Perturbations in an Environment Generally ________ the Overall

question 1

Multiple Choice

Sudden nutrient perturbations in an environment generally ________ the overall prokaryotic diversity.

• A) increase
• B) decrease
• C) maintain
• D) replicate

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Definitions:

Hemostasis

Process by which blood clots in response to injury.

Homeostasis

Process in which organisms keep their internal conditions within tolerable ranges by sensing and responding appropriately to change.

Closed Circulatory System

Circulatory system in which blood flows through a continuous system of vessels, and substances are exchanged across the walls of the smallest vessels.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, where the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste substances occurs.