What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web?

coal is not sustainable because it will one day run out.

answer: the answer is b

essentially, one bacterial cell splits into two daugurer cells. bacterial offspring don't need or get care from their parents because they are in a sense their own parents. that said, some bacteria can and do depend on other bacteria especially in harsh environments such as bacterial microfilms in hot water tanks.