Energy flow within a system that contains life is necessary. scientists have explored this idea in projects such as biosphere 2 and conducted studies about the possibility of colonizing mars. how might research on the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems be to creating a colony on mars?

When rutherford performed his metal foil experiment, he was surprised that most of the alpha particles

Describe the change in phase and temperature as water moves from the oceans to the atmosphere and then returns to earth again as rain. a) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases b) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature increases c) evaporation : temperature decreases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases d) evaporation : temperature increases; condensation : temperature increases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases

Which of the following terms describes all of the non-living components of an ecosystem