In paragraph 3, the author makes an allusion by referencing the hal 9000. What is the most likely reason the author included this?.

Afood web shows who eats who in any given habitat. every living thing, from one-celled algae to giant blue whales, needs food to survive. each food web is a possible pathway that energy and matter can follow through the habitat. a food web begins with producers: organisms that convert sunlight into usable chemical energy. the food web is completed by the decomposers who turn organic wastes, such as decaying plants, into inorganic materials, such as nutrient-rich soil. decomposers complete the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the soil or oceans for use by producers. in this food web, identify the decomposer.

Tortoise shells and snail shells are similar in function: they protect the organism from predators. based on a comparison of the organisms in the images, what can you conclude? 1. tortoises and snails have homologous organs, and they’re evolutionarily related. 2. tortoises and snails have homologous organs, and they belong to same species. 3. tortoises and snails have analogous organs, and they belong to the same species. 4. tortoises and snails have analogous organs, and they don’t belong to the same species. 5. tortoises and snails have analogous organs, and they aren’t evolutionarily related.

What is a financial award that is based on academic or extracurricular merit? -loan -scholarship -work study -federal grant