Which of the following environmental issues represents the least immediate threat to ocean ecosystems?

a: entanglement of marine mammals in trawl nets and overfishing

b: melting of the ice caps and increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere

c: nutrient runoff and industrial waste discharge

d: sewage and algal blooms

Which statement about the immune system is false? a. lymphocytes reduce inflammation, b. b cells remember specific pathogens. c. most white blood cells kill bacteria d. white blood cells are made in lymph nodes.

In a hypothetical breed of dogs, coat color is controlled by two genes. there are six different coat colors in this breed: black, brown, cream, gray, silver, and tan. consider the following crosses. cross 1: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all black. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black or brown. cross 2: black females from a lineage of all black dogs are crossed with tan males from a lineage where all males are tan and all females are cream. f1 males are black, f1 females are gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males and females are black, brown, gray, or tan. cross 3: silver females from a lineage where all females are silver and all males are gray are crossed with brown males from a lineage of all brown dogs. f1 males and females are all gray. when f1 are intercrossed, f2 males are black, brown, gray, or tan, f2 females are cream, gray, silver, or tan. select the correct statements regarding the mode of inheritance of the coat color genes. a) both genes are x-linked. b) both genes are autosomal. c) one of the genes modifies the expression of the other gene. d) each gene has an additive effect on the intensity of coat color. e) each gene independently specifies three colors. f) one of the genes is autosomal, and the other is x-linked.

Which of the following is an effect of the uneven heating of the earth by the sun? a sea breeze a land breeze a convection current all of the above