What Is the Ecological Explanation for Why Sunflowers and Grassy

question 170

Multiple Choice

What is the ecological explanation for why sunflowers and grassy weeds thrive in your untended, sunny garden, but mosses, which require shade, do not?

• A)Communities depend on interactions among organisms.
• B)Communities depend on their physical environment.
• C)Disturbance can modify community composition.
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

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Definitions:

Coagulation Process

The sequence of physiological steps by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot.

Ion

Atom or group of atoms carrying a charge of electricity by virtue of having gained or lost one or more electrons.

Megakaryoblast

Cell that gives rise to platelets or thrombocytes.

Lymphoblast

Cell that matures into a lymphocyte.