Lesson 6.2 science questions

Explain the importance of producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem.

Which best describes how the common cold spreads in the human body? a bacteria burst out of normal cells killing them b viruses replicate inside respiratory cells c bacteria inject dna into normal cells d viruses insert dna into bacteria

What sentence best supports the statement that hormones are involved in the regulation of homeostasis? a. the hormone erythropoeitin increases the production of red blood cells when oxygen levels are low. b. the hormone oxytocin promotes labor contractions of the uterus during childbirth. c. the hormone melatonin induces sleep and its production is slowed by exposure to light. d. the hormone cortisol suppresses the immune system and is produced when the body is under stress.