Match the statement to the term that it most accurately describes testing your understanding of the elements of good microscopy:

contrast, resolution, magnification.

a) the apparent increase in the size of an image.
b) ability to be distinguished from the surroundings.
c) the ability to distinguish between two separate structures that are very close to one another.

Agroup of students is studying convection currents. they fill two identical balloons with the same amount of helium. one balloon is placed in a freezer and the other in an area with warm air. after 10 minutes, the balloons are released from a height of 1 meter. which of the following do the students most likely observe? question 8 options: the cold balloon expands and rises. the warm balloon shrinks and sinks. the balloons rise at the same rate. both balloons are the same size. the ballons both rise. the cold ballon is larger than the warm balloon. the warm balloon expands and rises. the cold balloon shrinks and sinks.

Veins have a much lower blood pressure than arteries. which of these prevents backflow of blood in veins? a. pressure applied by the heart b. one–way valves in veins c. thin muscular walls of veins

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between genetic variation and natural selection? a. genetic variation must be present in a population before natural selection can act on it. b. genetic variation arises in a population as a result of natural selection. c. natural selection can act on a population whether there is genetic variation within the population or not. d. after natural selection acts on a population, the amount of genetic variation in the population always increases.