A pyramid of biomass shows the mass of all of the organisms in each trophic level of an ecosystem. Look at the biomass pyramid to the right. Based on the data shown, how many kilograms of plant matter would be needed to support the other trophic levels in this ecosystem? A pyramid of biomass shows the mass of all of the organisms in each trophic level of an ecosystem. Look at the biomass pyramid to the right. Based on the data shown, how many kilograms of plant matter would be needed to support the other trophic levels in this ecosystem?
top consumer is 90kg
3rd consumer is 900kg
2nd is 9,000kg
1st is 90,000

A17-year-old primigravida is admitted in early labor. her cervix is 2 to 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced. the fetus is cephalic, and the presenting part is at –1 station. her membranes are intact. the patient is holding her boyfriend's hand tightly and breathing rapidly with each contraction. she tells the nurse in a shaky voice, "i'm so nervous. i've never been in a hospital before. i don't know anything about labor or if i can do this." what is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?

The human genome project is devoted to mapping the general dna sequence of our species. this could lead to the development of new medicines, as well as the possibility of using gene therapy to treat certain diseases. however, there are some ethical issues surrounding the mapping of individual genomes. one concern is a) that your genes may change over time, making the project useless. b) that insurance companies could discriminate based on genetic make-up. c) that since this has never been done before, we should probably not do it now. d) that sequencing our individual genomes is so expensive, it is a counter-productive strategy.

What terms describes being out of water after being submerged