If scientists noted that a protozoan developed a cyst, they could safely assume that: the protozoan developed some kind of infection the protozoan was trying to attract a mate the protozoan's living conditions deteriorated the protozoan was protecting itself from invaders

What would happen to the nutrients in an ecosystem if decomposers, such as bacteria, didn’t exist there?

Suppose you are estimating the size of a blue crab population. what is the population size if the number marked in the first catch is 40, the total number in the second catch is 200, and the number marked in the second catch is 50?

Fan egg cell containing the (n+1) number of chromosomes combines with a sperm cell containing the (n) number of chromosomes, what is the result of this union? a) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. b) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n - 1) number of chromosomes. c) only certain somatic cells of the organism will contain the (2n + 1) number of chromosomes. d) all future somatic cells of the organism will contain the normal diploid number of chromosomes.