Which best describes somatic mutations? -They are usually passed on to offspring. -They can cause different kinds of cancer. -They always result from point mutations. -They only occur in reproductive cells.

What is the "great pacific garbage patch"? a large area of marine debris concentrated by rotating ocean currents a large area around the pacific rim where debris collects from natural disasters such as tsunamis an area in the pacific ocean where trash is intentionally dumped due to lack of landfill availability a large trash dump located in hawaii

As a result of wildfires, in grasslands. a) tree growth increases b) grass growth increases c) soil quality decreases d) invertebrate variety decreases

The fish shown above is a tarpon. it is a fast-swimming and powerful open-water fish. its closest relatives, oddly, are burrow-dwelling conger eels that stay on the bottom. both eels and tarpon developed from snake-like larvae that float in the plankton during the first stages of life. once they mature, tarpon and eels are not found near one another in the ocean. the tarpon and the eel illustrate all of the following except