Refer to the following food chain: a fly eats a piece of fruit; a spider eats the fly; a bird eats the spider. the bird dies, and is decomposed. at which stage of the food chain is the most energy transferred from organism to organism? a spider eats the fly. a bird eats the spider. the bird is decomposed. a fly eats a piece of fruit.

Microorganisms aren’t all decomposers; in fact, many act as producers or primary consumers in an ecosystem. how do microorganisms that act as producers benefit the rest of an ecosystem in terms of energy transfer? what about microorganisms that act as primary consumers?

The ancestors of plants that lived in water had plenty of water for the young. angiosperms are a group of land plants that evolved a reproductive trait for living on land. this trait protect young plants by allowing them to grow only when water is present and the conditions for healthy development are right. what trait most likely young angiosperms in this way?

Which of the following is the function of the nociceptors? a. detecting odors in the nose b. detecting painful stimuli c. detecting central body temperature d. detecting touch and pressure