Which of the following explains how the processes involved in meiosis increase variation in a species? a. the gametes of asexually-reproducing organisms automatically reshuffle during meiosis, creating genetic variation in their offspring. b. the gametes of asexually-reproducing organisms undergoing meiosis always contain mutations, creating genetic variation in their offspring. c. the gametes of sexually-reproducing organisms always mutate during meiosis, creating genetic variation in their offspring. d. the gametes of sexually-reproducing organisms reshuffle through crossing over and independent assortment during meiosis, creating genetic variation in their offspring.

step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.