Ancient rock cores around which the continents are formed are known as

A) shields

B) cratons

C) supercontinents

D) tectonic plates

Which statement describes the ability of the cell membrane to allow various substances to move tbrough it?

A major portion of metabolism occurs in which cell component?

What are the main functions of the small intestine?

Which is the best definition of genetic engineering? variation in an organism's traits by natural variation of its DNA modification of an organism's characteristics by maintaining its DNA full removal of an organism's characteristics by altering its

What problem may have caused the Vikings to stop coming to North America? A) battles with Native Americans B) lack of food C) inability to build houses D) bad weather

Living animal cells, each with a salt concentration of 1%, are placed in a solution of 30% salt. Which of the following will occur? A.

The duck-billed platypus has 52 chromosomes in its body cells. When the platypus's body cells divide by mitosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?

What is a prokaryotes in biolog

Which of the following does not represent conditions believed by scientists to have been present on early Earth? A. An atmosphere thick with water vapor B. energy in the form of ultraviolet radiation C. extremely cold temperatures D.

What would happen if a cell stopped functioning correctly?