Peridotite, which is composed almost entirely of dark silicate minerals and is believed to make up much of earth’s upper mantle, has a composition that is

granitic

ultramafic

andesitic

basaltic

description

Which of the following scenarios is an example of the bottleneck effect? answers a in south africa, much of the afrikaner population is descended from a small number of dutch colonists. in this population, this is an unusually high frequency of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (pxe), an elastic tissue disorder. b four white-tailed deer are introduced to a park in finland. thirty years after their introduction scientists compare the genes in the population and find that there is no variation. c during the industrial revolution, london's air became filled with soot. as a result, birds started eating more of the lighter moths because they were easier to spot than their darker counterparts. over time, the moth population changed so that there were more darker moths than lighter ones. d 10% of the population of american alligators in an area have the recessive trait albinism. a massive flood results in the death of 80% of the population. of the remaining population, 60% have the recessive trait of albinism.

Which of these statements is true about autotrophs, but not heterotrophs? a. they use sugar and oxygen to make carbon dioxide and water.b. they use chlorophyll and oxygen to make carbon dioxide and water.c. they use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugars.d. they use sunlight, water, and oxygen to make chlorophyll.

If a cell is placed into a hypertonic environment,what will happen to it ? a)it will shrink or shrivel b)nothing c)it will burst d) it will expand or enlarge