An area recently vacated by glaciers will have

a. low species richness.

b. high species richness.

c. a variety of ecological niches.

d. high biological diversity.

e. structurally complex vegetation.

The best definition of the term "water pollution" is:

Cellular division involves the redistribution of the nuclear material, or DNA, as well as the cytoplasm and organelles. During which of the following processes is the cytoplasm and organelles divided?

A widely excepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things

Would carbon or uranium be more useful when dating an object that is several million years old?

During which phase of meiosis do tetrads line up in the middle of the cell?

Refer to the introductory section of the chapter entitled "Earthbound Extraterrestrial? Or Just Another Microbe in the Mud?" Which of the following statements would be a feasiblehypothesis? A. If microbes do not have phosphorus, they will die. B.

Processes and packages proteins and lipids in the cell

The largest reservoir of nitrogen is found in which of the following? A. earthworms B. marine organisms C. atmosphere D. trees

An oncogene is: Select one: a viral gene with no relation to the host cells genes. b. a mutated form of a proto-oncogene. c. a bacterial gene that causes cancer in the host. d. always seen in human cancer cells. e.

For some reason (not yet understood) more male babies are conceived (born) than female. By childhood the number of boys and girls is the same. what is the possible explanation for the higher mortality (both before and after birth) of male babies?