9. The ability of cells to pass on their characteristics to new cells is most directly related to the ability of
A) cytoplasm to excrete wastes
B) effectors to respond to environmental changes
C) ribosomes to use energy
D) chromosomes to replicate

the backbone of the dna and rna compound is sugar phosphate.

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.