Which plant system is affected when the xylem tissue is removed?
a. transport of water and minerals from the roots to the shoot system
b. transport of sugars from the leaves to the shoot system
c. transport of minerals from the leaves to the reproductive parts

Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended knee. which of the ligaments is (are) damaged as a result? a. suprapatellar b. oblique popliteal and extracapsular ligament c. medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate d. arcuate popliteal and the posterior cruciate

Which of the following would be an important part of a multi-step plan to restore the stability of the red-cockaded woodpecker's ecosystem?

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?